This article discusses in what sense competence-based management and performance-based management are independent managerial technologies or parts of the same construct. The authors present a literature review upon the concepts of these management methodologies, their characteristics and applications in the organizational field, and analyze the main similarities and differences between them. It is possible to conclude that, more than independent technologies, competence-based and performance-based management methodologies appear to be complementary and part of a wider organization management model. A new conceptual approach, leading to emphasize the interdependence relationship between these management methodologies, is proposed.
Competence; competence-based management; performance-based management; strategic human resource management; managerial technologies