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Abstract: Performance
reviews are an essential and productive use of employee and manager time. A well-defined competency model can discover insights into individual, workgroup, and even entire workforce performance, helping enterprises gain true business advantage in their industries and marketplaces. Employee consultations and
reviews, appraisals, and developmental decisions no longer need to exist as isolated business functions.
PubDate: 4/30/2007 1:43:00 PM
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