Competence development and appraisal in organizations

This contribution focuses on the way in which employees and managers percei ve themselves and each other. Based on two PhD-projects, one in which diffe rences between self-ratings and supervisor ratings have been studied, and o ne in which the focus was the differences between team leaders' self-percep tion and the team members' perception, it was concluded that supervisors an d employees have a different view on the competencies and behavior of one a nother. Some explanations for these results are given. Also, implications f or competence development and appraisal of employees and managers will be d escribed.