COMPETENCIES REPLACING JOBS AS THE COMPENSATION/HR FOUNDATION

This study is based on structured interviews with CEOs, COOs, CFOs, senior line leaders and HR vice presidents in organizations that have made the journey to HR solutions and programs based on the competencies people need to do the work rather than the jobs they perform. The 20 organizations in this study provided the interviewers with access to talk directly with senior executive leaders for an extended period of time, and the interviewees provided complete answers to the questions in the structured interview process. The structured interviews were conducted using the interview guide, which is provided in the Appendix section on page 12. The study participants did not come from a random sample of organizations as they have previously developed competency-based HR solutions. The organizations were selected as a convenience sample from the publicly available client lists of large vendors of competency products and services that are provided in the vendor Web sites and promotional materials. The study organizations had purchased one