Behavioral Competencies of Digital Professionals

Shedding new light on the human side of big data through the lenses of emotional and social intelligence competencies, this book advances the understanding of the requirements of the different professions that deal with big data. It also illustrates the empirical evidence collected through the application of the competency-based methodology to a sample of data scientists and data analysts, the two most in-demand big data jobs in the labor market. The book provides recommendations for the higher education system to offer better designed curricula for entry-level big data professions. It also offers managerial insights in describing how organizations and specifically HR practitioners can benefit from the competency-based approach to overcome the skill shortage that characterizes the demand for big data professional roles and to increase the effectiveness of the selection and recruiting processes.

Fills a gap in the extant literature, still not addressed by other books, namely the definition of the big data analytics professions that are emerging from the digitalization process Provides a rich and detailed description of the competency profile especially the behavioral skills - of these emerging jobs through empirical evidence collected in samples of big data analytics professionals Offers practical implications for effectively managing these professionals in the organizations and promoting in higher education the development of those competencies needed to achieve superior performance at work

Autorentext
Sara Bonesso is associate professor of Business Organization and Human Resources Management at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. She is also one of the founders and the Vice-Director of the Ca' Foscari Competency Centre.
Elena Bruni is post-doc researcher at the Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
Fabrizio Gerli is Associate Professor of Business Organization and Human Resources Management at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. He is also one of the founders and the Director of the Ca' Foscari Competency Centre.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Big data analytics professionals: emerging trends and job profiles.- Chapter 2. When hard skills are not enough: The role of behavioural competencies in business analytics professions.- Chapter 3. The competency profile of data scientists and business analysts.- Chapter 4. Managing business analytics professions through a competency-based approach.