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100			_aLodge, Martin
245			_aCompetency and higher civil servants: symposium introduction
260			_c2005
300			_ap.779-87.
520			_a`Competency' is a word that seems to have crept into the language of public administration and policy relatively recently, although largely under the radar of academic scholarship in Europe. This article introduces a symposium of papers that address key questions about competency management: how and why has it become popular and what are the implications of the spread of `competency' approaches? As the introductory paper, it outlines the intellectual background to competency approaches and outlines three interpretations of their development. One interpretation sees them as a passing fad; a `difference' interpretation seems them as a common label for widely varying patterns and practices; and a `sameness' interpretation treats competency management as a symptom of broader politico-administrative developments. - Reproduced.
650			_aCivil service
700			_aHood, Christopher
773			_aPublic Administration
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