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5 Citations
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24 December 2022

Coaching is a complex and diverse profession with a wide range of uses. Despite determining the approach to coaching, examining the core competencies of coaches is rarely explored. The aim of this study was to design and validate the CCC3 methodology...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,369 Views
15 Pages

24 September 2020

There are currently extensive discussions on the remarkable development of the convention industry and the impact on local economies made by convention visitors, but there is limited research on the human resources expertise which is crucial for sust...

(This article belongs to the Collection Intention and Tourism/Hospitality Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,123 Views
14 Pages

Unveiling the Core Competencies in Neuroscience Nursing Within the Context of Italy: A Qualitative Phenomenological Analysis

  • Antonio Bonacaro,
  • Elisa La Malfa,
  • Michele Minari,
  • Rachele La Sala,
  • Giovanna Artioli and
  • Federico Cortese

17 October 2024

Background: In 2008, the European Association of Neuroscience Nursing (EANN) initiated the NeuroBlend™ project, which aimed to delineate the roles and competencies of neuroscience nurses across Europe. This project resulted in the development o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research, Education, Workforce, and Regulation to Transforming Nursing Practice and Leadership: The Future of Nursing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
288 Views
20 Pages

27 August 2026

This study is an exploratory single-case study. As the complexity of aviation transport systems continues to escalate, the safety and operational efficiency of airside operations are increasingly reliant on real-time cross-unit information sharing an...

(This article belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
14,093 Views
15 Pages

Nurse Manager Core Competencies: A Proposal in the Spanish Health System

  • Alberto González García,
  • Arrate Pinto-Carral,
  • Jesús Sanz Villorejo and
  • Pilar Marqués-Sánchez

Nurses who are capable of developing their competencies appropriately in the field of management are considered fundamental to the sustainability and improvement of health outcomes. These core competencies are the critical competencies to be develope...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nursing and Society)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,153 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Problem-Based Learning Strategies on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Evaluation of Their Core Competencies: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

  • Yen-Chiao Angel Lu,
  • Shu-Hsin Lee,
  • Ming-Yi Hsu,
  • Fen-Fen Shih,
  • Wen-Jiuan Yen,
  • Cheng-Yi Huang,
  • Pei-Ching Li,
  • Ching-Yen Hung,
  • Hsiao-Ling Chuang and
  • Ching-Pyng Kuo

To respond to patients’ increasing demands and strengthen nursing professionals’ capabilities, nursing students are expected to develop problem-solving skills before they enter the workforce. Problem-based learning (PBL) is expected to pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Trends, Innovations and Issues in Nursing Practice and Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,908 Views
22 Pages

12 September 2023

In order to quantify the core competency of air traffic controllers (ATCO) in multi-post mode, and analyze the ATCO competency-post fit (CPF) degree, this paper proposes the AFE-TOPSIS evaluation method based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP),...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ergonomics and Human Factors in Transportation Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
735 Views
29 Pages

9 February 2026

The competency level of safety professionals directly impacts the effectiveness of accident prevention and control within enterprises. Establishing a systematic talent development framework and knowledge architecture is the key pathway to enhancing c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,549 Views
30 Pages

This study investigates, with a particular focus on understanding how digital change shapes firm performance in an emerging economy context, first, the impact of digital disruptive innovation, conceptualized as an external condition characterized by...

(This article belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,891 Views
12 Pages

3 June 2021

The occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed many weaknesses in the functioning of businesses. It turns out that managers are not prepared to manage the enterprise’s resources in a high-risk environment. Considering risk managers’ issues requires...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Risk in Contemporary Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,720 Views
20 Pages

With the increasing air traffic flow, the workload of air traffic controllers is also growing, and their proficiency directly impacts civil aviation safety and efficiency. To address the lack of clear training objectives and inconsistent evaluation m...

(This article belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,214 Views
10 Pages

3 August 2020

This article deals with the relationship between dynamic capabilities and core competencies of companies. Both categories extend the resource-based view of the firm. They are difficult to work out, but thanks to their durability and universality they...

(This article belongs to the Section Leadership)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,137 Views
9 Pages

Producing and sustaining a competent nursing workforce is imperative to protect the public. Identifying current issues and trends in nursing competence can strengthen insights and provide direction for the future nursing workforce. A summative conten...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Global Perspectives on Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,634 Views
27 Pages

23 September 2022

Shared decision making (SDM) is a collaborative process involving patients and their healthcare workers negotiating to reach a shared decision about medical care. However, various physician stakeholders (attending physicians, medical residents, and d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in Interprofessional Care and Training)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,594 Views
23 Pages

From Teacher of Nations to Teacher of Mathematics

  • Alena Hošpesová,
  • Jarmila Novotná,
  • Naďa Vondrová,
  • Hana Moraová and
  • Marie Tichá

6 July 2021

The article provides an overview of research focusing on pre- and in-service teacher education, conducted in the Czech Republic by teams of researchers of which the authors were members. It employs the methodology of a qualitative meta-analysis of st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Highlights of Research in the Didactics of Mathematics: The Insider’s Perspective)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
5,630 Views
15 Pages

27 July 2020

Successfully coping with complex, real-world challenges, such as those related to sustainable development and the resilience of coupled human–environment systems, calls increasingly for adapted forms of education and extended competences. Hence...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,454 Views
11 Pages

Acquisition of Competencies of Nurses: Improving the Performance of the Healthcare System

  • Raquel Ortega-Lapiedra,
  • María Jesús Barrado-Narvión and
  • Jara Bernués-Oliván

Perspectives of the core competencies of nurses are varied among postgraduate-year nurses, which makes it challenging to establish training programs and develop evaluation instruments. Particularly critical for nurses is the ongoing acquisition of co...

(This article belongs to the Section Nursing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,996 Views
18 Pages

17 April 2019

The acquisition of competences for sustainable development can be promoted in educational contexts through Visual Thinking. This study is based on the implementation of the Visual Arts in Education (VA.E) project and the development of a programme of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,714 Views
16 Pages

Ethical Competence in Master’s Degrees: Definition and Shaping Factors

  • Amèlia Tey-Teijón,
  • Juan Llanes-Ordóñez and
  • Laura Martínez-Rodríguez

14 November 2023

The inclusion of ethical competence in the training of master’s degree students remains a challenge. It has important links to the professionalization process, but unevenness has been found in its development and implementation, and this appear...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Delivery Modes as for the New Ways of Teaching and Learning in Post COVID-19)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,066 Views
12 Pages

The Psychoanalytic Core Competency Q-Sort (PCC Q-Sort) is a newly developed empirical research tool that allows for the description and illustration of the ways psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapists work. It provides a simple, straightforward r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ingredients for a Sustainable Wholesome Network in Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,405 Views
21 Pages

Decision Support Concept for Improvement of Sustainability-Related Competences

  • Andreja Abina,
  • Tanja Batkovič,
  • Bojan Cestnik,
  • Adem Kikaj,
  • Rebeka Kovačič Lukman,
  • Maja Kurbus and
  • Aleksander Zidanšek

12 July 2022

In this paper, we derived competences from previously developed competence models, ensuring the effective use of advanced technologies in future factories to improve the sustainability of their business models and strategies. Based on the analysis of...

(This article belongs to the Collection Sustainable Consumption and Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,768 Views
17 Pages

Smart Competence Management Using Business Analytics with Fuzzy Predicates

  • Roberto Peña Luna,
  • Gregorio Garza Rodríguez,
  • Liliana Angélica Guerrero Ramos,
  • Rafael Alejandro Espín Andrade,
  • Sandra Rodríguez Figueredo and
  • Victor de-León-Gómez

28 October 2021

Organizations consider human capital as one of their most important assets. Experts in the field have focused on the research and development of human talent management skills. At present, companies are giving high importance to the management of thi...

(This article belongs to the Section Logic)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,856 Views
13 Pages

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of community nursing simulation education on the nursing core competencies, clinical performance, and clinical judgment in home-visit nursing of nursing college students. A nonequivalent control group pretest&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,205 Views
18 Pages

Decentralized Composting Analysis Model—The Qualitative Analysis Path

  • Omar Asi,
  • Shira Daskal,
  • Isam Sabbah,
  • Ofira Ayalon and
  • Katie Baransi-Karkaby

26 April 2024

The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is a significant environmental threat, and an economic and social challenge to manage. As such, the efficient treatment of OFMSW is a significant key factor in achieving sustainable waste manageme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effective Regulation for Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW))
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,466 Views
24 Pages

21 December 2024

Water, as the source of life, is a key element of environmental education. Geography education is strongly linked to the three pillars of sustainable development (SD). Firstly, this paper used the water-related standards of China’s national geo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Education and Sustainable Development: Practice and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,741 Views
15 Pages

Self-Perceived Competencies and Attitudes on Palliative Care in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Multicenter Descriptive Study

  • Cinzia Lo Iacono,
  • Emanuele Amodio,
  • Giuseppe Vella,
  • Maria Caruso,
  • Giuseppe D’Anna,
  • Angelo Gambera,
  • Maurizio Soresi,
  • Giuseppe Intravaia and
  • Roberto Latina

22 September 2024

Introduction: Caring for the dying can generate anxiety and emotional distress, particularly in nursing students, and perceived competence could play a crucial role in enabling nurses to perform their duties with greater confidence. Unfortunately, fe...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
321 Views
25 Pages

Characteristics of Communication Competency in Nurse Managers: A Systematic Review

  • Alberto González-García,
  • Pilar Marqués-Sánchez,
  • Cristian Martín-Vázquez,
  • Gema Serrano-Gemes,
  • David Bermejo-Martínez and
  • Silvia Pérez-González

2 September 2026

Background: Communication competence is essential for nurse managers because it facilitates team coordination, organizational alignment, shared decision-making, and the quality and safety of care. Despite its acknowledged importance, the key traits o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nursing Management and Quality of Life in Healthcare Settings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,662 Views
12 Pages

Validation of the Patient-Centred Care Competency Scale Instrument for Finnish Nurses

  • Riitta Suhonen,
  • Katja Lahtinen,
  • Minna Stolt,
  • Miko Pasanen and
  • Terhi Lemetti

21 June 2021

Patient-centredness in care is a core healthcare value and an effective healthcare delivery design requiring specific nurse competences. The aim of this study was to assess (1) the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the Finnish version of the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Personalized Nursing and Health Care)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,505 Views
23 Pages

In the context of macroeconomic recovery and accelerating digital transformation in the post-pandemic era, the hotel industry in China is undergoing profound structural changes. This research investigates the core competencies required for hotel mana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,567 Views
23 Pages

19 September 2023

This study aims to comprehensively explore the core competencies required of physical education teachers in universities, within the context of modernizing higher education. The goal is to build an index system that conforms to the development of the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Physical and Sports Education: Observation, Assessment, and Teaching Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
10,351 Views
10 Pages

Assessment of Patient Safety and Cultural Competencies among Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students

  • Seung Eun Lee,
  • Meen Hye Lee,
  • Anya Bostian Peters and
  • Seok Hyun Gwon

This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study examined nursing students’ educational experiences on self-reported perceptions of patient safety and cultural competence in terms of curriculum content and learning venues. We performed de...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
14,783 Views
26 Pages

EntreComp Framework: A Bibliometric Review and Research Trends

  • Augusta Raţiu,
  • Ionela Maniu and
  • Emilia-Loredana Pop

10 January 2023

The European Entrepreneurship Competence (EntreComp) framework has been proposed by the European Commission in order to build consensus around a common understanding of entrepreneurship competence (knowledge, skills, and attitude). This study reports...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,453 Views
20 Pages

3 September 2023

In today’s digital age, the financial industry, a cornerstone of the global economy, is undergoing monumental shifts. While business performance hinges on proficient leadership, the seismic wave of digital transformation poses new challenges an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Application of Fuzzy Decision-Making Theory and Method)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,745 Views
10 Pages

Background: This study develops a school nurse competency framework for continuing education based on focus group interviews and a literature review. Methods: This study uses a qualitative content analysis with 12 school nurses. Six school nurses ver...

(This article belongs to the Section Nursing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
12,449 Views
15 Pages

31 August 2021

In the era of the digital economy, enterprises need a comprehensive digital transformation of strategy, business, organization, competence, and operation. However, being limited themselves to the development of digital technology, previous studies ma...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation in the Sharing Economy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,094 Views
25 Pages

Nature-based health interventions (NBHIs) are increasingly used in the healthcare system to support people with anxiety, depression and/or stress, highlighting the need for systematic development and evaluation. This study aims to identify target gro...

(This article belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,887 Views
21 Pages

Competency-Based Training Framework for Hotel Management: A Delphi Study

  • María del Pilar Puente-Martínez and
  • Ángeles Bueno-Villaverde

The transformation of the hospitality industry has increased the demand for managerial profiles capable of integrating technical, strategic, and socio-emotional competencies. However, a persistent gap remains between the competencies required by the...

(This article belongs to the Collection State-of-the-Art Reviews in Tourism and Hospitality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,627 Views
17 Pages

26 October 2022

As a pedagogical method to improve student recognition of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through scientific data reading, this study looked at the effects of learning in online academic discussions using data from global indicators. Stud...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Online Higher Education for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,121 Views
24 Pages

The accelerating transformation of the tourism and hospitality industry requires higher education institutions to equip graduates with market-aligned competencies, yet the effectiveness of hospitality education programs across national contexts remai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
11,506 Views
25 Pages

22 June 2025

Digital learning competence has gradually become one of the core qualities essential for undergraduate students. To effectively enhance undergraduates’ digital learning abilities and their positive impact on academic performance, this study dev...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence and Educational Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,682 Views
19 Pages

20 September 2022

An ongoing question is what constitutes the characteristics of a project manager. This is the subject of many studies. The characteristics, skills, abilities and knowledge of project managers—essential factors in a project’s success&mdash...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Simplifying the Complex: Modeling and Analysis for System Design and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
11,631 Views
21 Pages

17 April 2019

One of the concerns in our time is the need to integrate economic, social and environmental aspects, which is known as sustainable development. The role of higher education is essential for providing future professionals with the necessary profiles t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Competencies in Education for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
569 Views
26 Pages

Key Competences for Technology Commercialisation

  • Marzena Walasik,
  • Beata Poteralska and
  • Adriano Fidalgo

8 July 2026

The achievement of the sustainable development goal of fostering innovation is directly related to the successful commercialisation of technologies that deliver economic, environmental, and social value. The article presents the theoretical prerequis...

(This article belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,543 Views
21 Pages

This paper reports on a case study that explored the broader contextual factors influencing the implementation of the CompHP Core Competencies at a country level in Ireland and Italy between 2011 and 2018. The sample comprised key informants who were...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,400 Views
22 Pages

Determination of Dimple Core Design Configurations for Sandwich Panel Enhancement Using Fuzzy-Hybrid Decision Making Analysis

  • Mohd Khairul Faidzi,
  • Shahrum Abdullah,
  • Salvinder Singh Karam Singh,
  • Mohamad Faizal Abdullah and
  • Abdul Hadi Azman

18 January 2023

The purpose of this paper is to determine the best dimple core design for metal sandwich panels by investigating the various critical criteria and core design parameters using the fuzzy-hybrid multi-criteria decision-making tool. The structural integ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fatigue Damage and Fracture Mechanics of Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
240 Views
28 Pages

14 September 2026

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become a key driver of digital transformation in the construction sector, increasing the demand for professionals capable of managing BIM-enabled projects across their entire life cycle. However, despite the g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Twin and AI in Construction and Urban Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,211 Views
27 Pages

Green Core Competencies, Green Process Innovation, and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Sustainability Consciousness, a Mixed Method Study on Golf Hotels

  • Derya Ozilhan Ozbey,
  • Gul Coskun Degirmen,
  • Osman Nurullah Berk,
  • Emine Sardagi,
  • Emel Celep,
  • Durmus Koc and
  • Ebru Gozen

16 May 2024

Sustainability of biological, social, and economic systems is crucial for protecting our common future and preserving the balance between nature and humans. Environmental concerns should be adopted by all units of society and sustainability awareness...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,543 Views
16 Pages

Core competency is the basis of promoting a competitive advantage for any organization; this study aims to establish an objective and systematic assessment model for companies to identify their capabilities. This model will not only assist companies...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Mathematical Methods and Fuzzy Techniques in Decision Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,142 Views
15 Pages

This participatory action research study was conducted to confirm the implementation process and effect of developing and applying a preceptor education program based on the One-Minute Preceptor Model to foster the competence of preceptor clinical nu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,326 Views
16 Pages

Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Barriers, Facilitators and Solutions in Their Role as Health Promoters: Findings from a Qualitative Study

  • Gloria Modena,
  • Beatrice Mazzoleni,
  • Anna Sponton,
  • Orejeta Diamanti,
  • Giovanna Artioli,
  • Gaia Monti,
  • Valentina Negri and
  • Federica Dellafiore

Background: Nurses play a crucial role in health promotion (HP) policy and in encouraging healthy behaviors. However, challenges persist in effectively integrating HP as a core component of healthcare systems and nursing practice. Therefore, it is es...

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