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<p>Bureaucratic competency arises from an approach combining a concept from organizational sociology (functional competency by Crozier) and a research in political science on individual competency in international organization (IO). The article shows that IO agents must master areas of uncertainty inherent in the career in IOs. To deal with this, they develop a multi-form bureaucratic skill. The analysis of this competency reveals individual strategies, far from a vision of competency as a collective resource for IOs.</p>
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Bureaucratic competency arises from an approach combining a concept from organizational sociology (functional competency by Crozier) and a research in political science on individual competency in international organization (IO). The article shows that IO agents must master areas of uncertainty inherent in the career in IOs. To deal with this, they develop a multi-form bureaucratic skill. The analysis of this competency reveals individual strategies, far from a vision of competency as a collective resource for IOs.

The Bureaucratic Competency: A Source of Power? An Exploration of International Organizations Staff Through the Notion of Competency in Organizational Sociology

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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Bureaucratic competency arises from an approach combining a concept from organizational sociology (functional competency by Crozier) and a research in...

The Bureaucratic Competency: A Source of Power? An Exploration of International Organizations Staff Through the Notion of Competency in Organizational Sociology

Online veröffentlicht: 03. März 2023

Seitenbereich: 83 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0006

Schlüsselwörter
Competency, international organizations, career, recruitment, organizational socio logy

© 2023 Emilie Dairon, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Bureaucratic Competency: A Source of Power? An Exploration of International Organizations Staff Through the Notion of Competency in Organizational Sociology

Online veröffentlicht: 03. März 2023

Seitenbereich: 83 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0006

SchlüsselwörterCompetency, international organizations, career, recruitment, organizational socio logy

© 2023 Emilie Dairon, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Competency, international organizations, career, recruitment, organizational socio logy