Analysis of Core Competency Required for the Managerial Work Force of Small and Medium Enterprises in Taiwan

Chien-Hua Shen, Chun-Mei Chou, Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Yu-Je Lee

Department of Business Administration, TransWorld University, Yunlin, Taiwan, China.
Graduate Institute of Business and Administration, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China.
Institute of Vocational & Technological Education, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan, China.
Takming University of Science & Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2013.63B024                

Abstract

This study aims to probe into the core competencies, as should be possessed by the managerial work forces of firms, from the perspective of employers’ in small and medium enterprises. The findings can serve as references for planning core courses of employee training and labor employment. Based on the research purposes, this study adopted revised DACUM, conducted literature review, and applied a questionnaire survey. The subjects were the members of SMEs Honor Instructor Association of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, and the Society of Management Science. Random sampling was used, with the number of employees as the units. The valid return rate was 24.2%. After testing goodness of fit of K-S single samples, this study found that a corporate management work force should have 11 items of core competencies, and 35 items of secondary competency.

Keywords

Small and Medium Enterprises; Enterprise Training; Core Competency

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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