Organizational Culture and the Renewal of Competences
Organizational Culture and the Renewal of Competences
Autor Correspondente: Maria Tereza Leme Fleury | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: culture, organizational competence
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Resumo Inglês:
Culture and competence are fairly well-known topics; both are part of the academic agenda and are widely
discussed in day-to-day debates within organizations. However, the interactions between these two concepts and
their interdependence are yet to be analyzed. Those are areas of organizational phenomena that might be
complementary or even be contradictory. The aim of this paper is to discuss the relationship between these two
subjects. Does organizational culture enhance or jeopardize the development of new competences? Is it possible
for an organization to develop new competences while keeping its core values? This paper proposes an initial
incursion into this debate, revisiting the concept of culture and cross checking it with the concept of competence;
two case studies of Brazilian firms are presented in order to illustrate this debate.
