Management Studies in Development and Evolution

Analyzing the competency trap phenomenon: Identifying and analyzing the consequences of the competency trap phenomenon among employees of government organizations using the FCM method

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mohammad Hakkak 1
Heshmatolah Asgari 2
Heidar Abbaspour 2

1 lu

2 ilam

https://doi.org/10.22054/jmsd.2025.88398.4697
Abstract
Today, one of the challenges that harms the structure of government organizations is the phenomenon of "competence trap" among employees. This phenomenon may cause employees to refuse to accept new challenges and continue with their traditional methods, which can reduce their responsibility and hinder their career advancement. Given that the competency trap is a serious obstacle to organizational change and development and has long-term damage to human resources and the organization, the present study was conducted with the aim of preparing a fuzzy map of the consequences of the competency trap among employees of government organizations.The present study is an exploratory research in terms of its purpose and in terms of data collection. This research is also a mixed qualitative and quantitative research based on the inductive deductive philosophy. The statistical population of this research comprises experts, consisting of faculty members from Lorestan University, along with managers and employees of governmental organizations in Lorestan Province. They were selected using purposive sampling based on the principle of theoretical saturation. The data collection tool in the qualitative part is a semi-structured interview,

Keywords

Competence trap
consequences
government organizations
Fuzzy Cognitive Map
Subjects
Management Studies in Development and Evolution

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 04 November 2025

  • Receive Date 23 September 2025
  • Revise Date 05 October 2025
  • Accept Date 02 November 2025

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