TOWARDS A MODEL OF “PROCESS- ORIENTED” CORE COMPETENCE MANAGEMENT

The objective of this article is to outline a model of core competence management that is closely related to process-orientation. The methodology concerns exploratory research and philosophical conceptualization, since a conceptual model is formulated on the basis of a previous literature review (MEREDITH et al, 1993). The main references are the original proposition of core competences by Prahalad and Hamel (1990) and Hamel and Prahalad (1994) as well as several works on core competence management and process-orientation. Initially, the seminal idea of "core competence” is reviewed and models of core competence management are summarized and assessed, concerning the consideration of process-orientation. Thereafter, two frameworks of association among types of capabilities and processes are proposed, in order to support the following outline of a model of “process-oriented” core competence management. As a result, the offered frameworks and model show interrelationships among the processes and the core competences. With this perspective, actions related to the management of processes and of corecompetences might be clearly integrated and associated in the practice, helping to link process-orientation with strategic management.