对胜任力研究的理性主义方法认为,人与工作是两个独立的实体,即主客二分。工作胜任力是与高绩效工作相关的知识、技能及个人特质等具体的属性,这些属性具有情景独立性。一种解释性方法——现象描述分析学从主客融合的角度来理解工作胜任力,认为胜任力由工作者的工作概念所构成。对解释性方法在胜任力研究中的特性及运用进行了详细的探讨。
In the prevalent rationalistic approach, human competence at work is seen as constituted by a specific set of attributes, such as the knowledge and primarily alternative seen as context-independent. The worker skills used in and his work performing particular work. Attributes are are viewed as two separate entities. method, an interpretative approach, "phenomenography", is proposed. This paper introduces As an it thoroughly in order to make many researchers and practicers understand it.