Abstract

MEDINA LORZA, AIDA FLORENCIA; DELGADO ORTEGA, ANA MARÍA  and  LAVADO ALVARADO, PAOLA ANDREA. Fundamentals of a competency-based human resource management system that supports the organizational strategy of a medium-sized company in the graphic arts industry in Cali (Colombia). estud.gerenc. [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.122, pp.121-138. ISSN 0123-5923.

Competitiveness is a key factor for improving the socioeconomic status of organizations. Consequently, there is a need to align human resources with company strategies. The objective of this research was to develop the foundations of a competency-based human management system that supports the organizational strategy of a medium-sized company in the graphic arts industry in Cali, Colombia. To this end, a qualitative and descriptive study was carried out which involved analyzing the company strategies using Beer's (2001) analytical model, establishing and defining organizational competencies of critical positions to accomplish the strategy, and providing the design guidelines for human resource management subsystems.

Keywords : Strategy; human management; competencies; SMEs; graphic arts.

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