Competence Development and Appraisal in Organizations

This contribution focuses on the way in which employees and managers perceive themselves and each other. Based on two PhD-projects, one in which differences between self-ratings and supervisor ratings have been studied, and one in which the focus was the differences between team leaders' self-perception and the team members' perception, it was concluded that supervisors and employees have a different view on the competencies and behavior of one another. Some explanations for these results are given. Also, implications for competence development and appraisal of employees and managers will be described.