Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Competencies Required in Future Working Life

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership (AHFE 2021)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 267))

Included in the following conference series:

  • 1152 Accesses

Abstract

The social competences of the members of a community are learned in practical work. However, for people to perform their duties efficiently, personal and social competencies that are required in job roles need to be developed when working in new situations, with diversified teams, and with different cultures. In this paper, we present the results of a self-evaluation of 126 Finnish technical university students. The evaluation was performed using the Cycloid application. The focus of the paper is to identify the students’ views of the most important personal and social competencies among the 30 that have been identified in the project manager role. The analyses show that students who are at the beginning of their university studies need to develop especially their social competencies, such as leveraging diversity, understanding others, communication, and management as they grow in expertise. Social competences strengthen the lifelong learning of the individual’s personal and social competencies.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 219.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 279.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Low, S.P., Gao, S., Ng, E.W.L.: Future-ready project and facility management graduates in Singapore for industry 4.0: transforming mindsets and competencies. Eng. Constr. Archit. Manage. 28(1), 270–290 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Tagg, J.: Learning outcomes and the development of expertise. Horiz. 15(2), 89–98 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Hutton, R.J.B., Klein, G.: Expert decision making. Syst. Eng. 2(1), 32–45 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Boyatzis, R., Saatcioglu, A.A.: 20-year view of trying to develop emotional, social and cognitive intelligence competencies in graduate management education. J. Manag. Dev. 27(1), 92–108 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Gawrycka, M., Kujawska, J., Tomczak, M.T.: Competencies of graduates as future labour market participants – preliminary study. Econ. Res.-Ekon. Istraživanja 33(1), 1095–1107 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Santos, S., Freire, C., Barbosa, I., Figueiredo, H., Costa, M.J.: Assessing transversal competencies for the future of graduate work: an adaptation of the multiple mini-interviews method. In: Proceedings of ICERI2020 Conference 9th-10th, pp. 4112–4122 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Wenger, E.: Communities of Practice. Learning Meaning and Identity. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1998)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  8. Wenger, E.: Communities of practice and social learning systems. Organization 7(2), 225–246 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Murphy, B., Hassall, T.: Developing accountants: from novice to expert. Acc. Educ. 29(1), 1–31 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Cha, J., Maytorena-Sanchez, E.: Prioritising project management competences across the software project life cycle. Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus. 12(4), 961–978 (2019)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Lave, J., Wenger, E.: Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1991)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  12. Male, S.A.: Generic engineering competencies: a review and modelling approach. Educ. Res. Perspect. 37(125), 25–51 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Boyatzis, R.: The Competent Manager: A Model for Effective Performance. Wiley, New York (1982)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Spencer, L.M., Spencer, S.M.: Competence at Work – Models for Superior Performance. Wiley, New York (1993)

    Google Scholar 

  15. McClelland, D.C.: Identifying competencies with behavioral – event interviews. Psychol. Sci. 9(5), 331–339 (1998)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. O’Boyle, E., Jr., Humphrey, R.H., Pollack, J.M., Hawver, T.H., Story, P.A.: The relation between emotional intelligence and job performance: a meta-analysis. J. Organ. Behav. 32, 788–818 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Zwell, M.: Creating a Culture of Competence. Wiley, New York (2000)

    Google Scholar 

  18. Goleman, D.: Working with Emotional Intelligence. Bantam Books, New York (1998)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Wood, R., Payne, T.: Competency Based Recruitment and Selection. A Practical Guide. Wiley, England (2000)

    Google Scholar 

  20. Lock, D.: Project Management, 6th edn. Grower Publishing Limited, Hampshire (1998)

    Google Scholar 

  21. Bonesso, S., Bruni, E., Gerli, F.: Behavioral Competencies of Digital Professionals. Understanding the Role of Emotional Intelligence. Springer, Switzerland (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Senge, P.M.: The Fifth Discipline The Art. Practice of the Learning Organization. Doubleday, New York (1994)

    Google Scholar 

  23. Makatsoris, C.: An information and communication technologies-based framework for enhancing project management education through competence assessment and development. Hum. Factors Ergon. Manuf. Serv. Ind. 19(6), 544–567 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Bikfalvi, A., Rafart, A., Mancebo, N.: The assessment of competence in university adult education: a dynamic approach. Int. J. Manag. Knowl. Learn. 2(1), 3–23 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  25. Collin, K.: Connecting work and learning: design engineers’ learning at work. J. Workplace Learn. 18(7–8), 403–413 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Vasiliauskienė, L., Stanikūnienė, B., Lipinskienė, D.: The employees’ competence development inside organization: managerial solutions. Eng. Econ. 5(45), 51–59 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  27. Moradi, S., Kähkönen, K., Klakegg, O.J., Aaltonen, K.A.: Competency model for the selection and performance improvement of project managers in collaborative construction projects: behavioral studies in Norway and Finland. Buildings 11(4), 1–29 (2021)

    Google Scholar 

  28. Kantola, J., Karwowski, W., Vanharanta, H.: Managing managerial mosaic: the evolute methodology. In: de Pablos, P.O., Lytras, M., Karwowski, W., Lee, R.W.B. (eds.) Electronic Globalized Business and Sustainable Development through IT Management: Strategies and Perspectives, pp. 77–89. IGI Global, Pennsylvania (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  29. Liikamaa, K.: Piilevä tieto ja projektipäällikön kompetenssit [Tacit Knowledge and Project Manager’s Competences]. Ph.D. thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Publication 628 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  30. Bikfalvi, A., Pages, J.L., Gou, P.M., Kantola, J., Vanharanta, H.: Testing a new tool for competence self-evaluation and development: students as project managers. In: Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age, pp. 194–200 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  31. Kantola, J.: Ingenious management. Tampere University of Technology, p. 568 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  32. Kantola, J., Vanharanta, H., Karwowski, W.: The evolute system: a co-evolutionary human resource development methodology. In: Karwowski, W. (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Human Factors and Ergonomics – 3 Volume Set, pp. 275–276. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  33. Pinto, J.K., Kharbanda, O.P.: Successful Project Managers. Leading Your Team to Success. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  34. Goleman, D.: Social Intelligence. Bantam Books, New York (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  35. Brown, J.S., Duguid, P.: Organizational learning and communities-of-practice: toward a unified view of working, learning, and innovating. Organ. Sci. 2(1), 40–57 (1991)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. Cox, A.: What are communities of practice? A comparative review of four seminal works. J. Inf. Sci. 31(6), 527–540 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. Stephenson, S.S.: Accounting community of practice pedagogy: a course management invention for developing personal competencies in accounting education. Acc. Educ. 26(1), 3–27 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. Schön, D.A.: Educating the Reflective Practitioner. Toward a New Design for Teaching and Learning in the Professions. Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco (1987)

    Google Scholar 

  39. Kolb, D.A.: Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice-Hall Inc., New Jersey (1984)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Pohjoisranta 11 A, P.O. Box 170, 28101, Pori, Finland

    Kirsi Liikamaa & Heidi Korin

Authors
  1. Kirsi Liikamaa
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Heidi Korin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Kirsi Liikamaa .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

    Jussi Ilari Kantola

  2. Institute of Maritime Operations, University of South-Eastern Norway, Borre, Norway

    Salman Nazir

  3. Häme University of Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Finland

    Vesa Salminen

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Liikamaa, K., Korin, H. (2021). Competencies Required in Future Working Life. In: Kantola, J.I., Nazir, S., Salminen, V. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 267. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80876-1_28

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80876-1_28

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-80875-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-80876-1

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation