The purpose of this paper is to outline the major approaches accumulated in the core competence literature. The construct, since its introduction in 1990 by Prahalad and Hamel, has received a lot of attention. | A literature review on core competencies International Journal of Management IJM Volume 7 Issue 3 March-April 2016 pp. 120 127 Article ID IJM_07_03_012 Available online at http IJM JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 3 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication A LITERATURE REVIEW ON CORE COMPETENCIES Dr. Didem ENGİNOĞLU Lecturer Program of Business Administration Gediz University Izmir Turkey Dr. Cenk Laçin ARIKAN Asst. Prof. Department of Business Administration Gediz University Izmir Turkey ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to outline the major approaches accumulated in the core competence literature. The construct since its introduction in 1990 by Prahalad and Hamel has received a lot of attention. Although many researchers have attempted to bring core competence into practical use the literature depicts a lot of interrelated concepts which are sometimes used interchangeably. Resources capabilities competence core competence distinctive competence and core distinctive competence are all used to mean similar or sometimes exactly the same thing. Thus this work aims to bring forth insight as to the nature of the construct make a significant contribution in terms of clarification and finally set a sound ground for further model building. Research shows that core competence is at the heart of all competitiveness. Therefore we believe that firms managers and researchers should have a more clear understanding of a construct that will benefit them in highly competitive business environments. Keywords Competence core competencies capabilities resource-based view Cite this Article Dr. Didem Enginoğlu and Dr. Cenk Laçin Arikan A Literature Review on Core Competencies. International Journal of Management 7 3 2016 pp. 120 127. http IJM JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 3 1. INTRODUCTION Core competence is a critical issue in today s .
