| | Scholars or institutional research | Definition of competency |
| | Davld. C. MeClelland | Knowledge, skills, abilities, traits, or motivations directly similar to or related to work or work performance or other important achievements in life |
| | Richard Boyatzis | A person has the potential characteristics that lead to good performance in a job (it may be motivation, trait, skill, self-image, or social role, or the knowledge entity he uses, etc.) |
| | Lyle. M. Spencer | Potential personal characteristics related to effective or excellent job performance, including five dimensions: Knowledge, skills, self-concept, traits and motivation |
| | Flei Shman, Wetrongen, Marshall-Mies | A mixture of knowledge, skills, abilities, motives, beliefs, values, and interests |
| | Mirabile | Knowledge, skills, abilities, or characteristics associated with high performance in a position |
| | Dubois | Competency is the necessary ability to achieve or exceed the expected quality level of work output: it is the potential characteristics of an employee, such as motivation, skills, self-image, social role, and knowledge. These factors will lead to effective or outstanding performance in the work |
| | Spencer | Individuals have one or more potential traits, and these potential traits are related to their job or job performance, but also can be expected to reflect their behavior and performance. |
| | Green | Written description of measurable working habits and personal skills used to achieve work objectives |
| | Boyatzis | A person’s potential characteristics, such as motivation, traits, skills, self-image or social role, or the knowledge entity he/she uses, will produce effective or excellent job performance |
| | McLagan | Competency refers to knowledge, skills, and competencies that are sufficient to accomplish key work outcomes |
| | Fletcher | Competency refers to some kind of behavior, which is concrete, observable, verifiable and can be classified logically |
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