Multicultural competence and trust

The present paper aims to discuss the concept of competence from a multicultural perspective, for organisational success. It argues that models that view competence as a sum of competencies for management development within organisations could benefit from a multicultural perspective that put those competencies within the context of cultural sensitivity and understanding, so as to promote a trustworthy organisational environment crucial for any institutional change for competitive edge. It analyses theoretical approaches to the concept of competence in organisations, focusing particularly on those that take into account multicultural concerns and the need for building trust within organisational environments. It then addresses the meanings of competence as understood by executives acting in some organizations in Brazil, depicting emphases and silences in those discourses, as well as implications for logistics and management decision in a multicultural perspective

Business · Competence-based management · Competitive advantage · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Strategic planning · Trustworthiness · Computer Science · Engineering · Leadership and Management in Organizations · Management and Marketing Education · Psychology · Quality and Supply Management · Social Psychology · Marketing

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