MCI and the Competency Movement: The Case So Far

The Management Charter Initiative (MCI) has now been in existence for several years. Its major objective is to promote the notion of “competency” and facilitate the introduction of a list of generic management standards into British organizations. In the light of the debate which this movement has provoked, attempts to summarize the major conceptual issues. Takes a big picture overview of the major advantages, disadvantages and “grey” areas as they are perceived by British management generally (i.e. organizations and academia). As far as possible, it is a balanced review, which it is hoped will assist human resource practitioners in the area of strategy formulation.