Title: The social process of competence building

Authors: Peter Karnoe

Addresses: Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Technology Management and Group of Business Systems Research and Economic Sociology, Institute of Organization and Industrial Sociology, Copenhagen Business School, 23B Blaagaardsgade DK-2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark.

Abstract: This paper argues that organizational competencies are an emergent property that stem from learning processes. Comparing Danish and US technological learning processes in wind energy technology, competence building is seen as culturally shaped and embedded in the organizational routines and behavioural norms of engineers and workers.

Keywords: competence building; organisational learning; organisational culture; organisational competences; Denmark; USA; United States; technological learning; wind energy technology; technology management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1996.025467

International Journal of Technology Management, 1996 Vol.11 No.7/8, pp.770 - 789

Published online: 22 May 2009 *

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