Since the Harvard Professor David McClelland proposed competency in 1973, the concept has become a global focus and has been recognized by the academia today. This theory has been widely applied as a management of human resources in foreign enterprises.

• 自从哈佛大学的戴维麦克米兰(David McClelland)教授于1973年提出胜任特征(competency)的概念,胜任力的研究就成为全球的焦点,现今已经得到了学术界的认可,并在国外企业的人力资源管理中得到了广泛的应用。