Defining Curiosity as a Key Competency with Its Related Behavioral Indicators for Knowledge Driven Technology Industry

Meenakshi Yadav

Abstract: Curiosity plays a crucial role in learning and development in any organization and at various levels. It is a concept which is not only complex in nature but also extremely challenging to understand in terms of its applicability and impact. In this paper the contexts under which curiosity can be elicited for mapping it to the organizational level competency models is discussed along with its key behavioral indicators. In this paper we’ll review mapping an important EI element ‘Curiosity’ to individual-organizational competencies by breaking it into several easily comprehensible sections viz. understanding competency mapping & competency modeling, understanding curiosity in the context of knowledge driven technology industry and defining curiosity as a key behavioral indicator for knowledge driven technology industry

Keywords: Curiosity, competency, key behavioral indicators, competency mapping