Exploring to Map Competencies with Specifc Application of 7S Model Anjali Ganesh* * Professor, Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College Vamanjoor, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Email: anjaliganeshk@gmail.com Article can be accessed online at http://www.publishingindia.com Abstract Each firm has a list of competencies required and well- defined roles to perform each task efficiently. Each employee needs different competencies for different roles. If the process of mapping the competencies is not done, organisations will end up in creating human liabilities than the assets which will be catastrophically dysfunctional. The present study helps to analyse effectiveness of competency mapping in Karnataka Agencies, Mangaluru, by identifying the key competencies required for different positions in them. 7S model is applied to explore competency mapping practices of Karnataka Agencies. The competencies that are used to perform a task or job such as technical knowledge, functional information, analytical skills, communication skills, planning and organising skills, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, team building skills, problem solving skills, decision making skills, time management skills. The study revealed that creativity and negotiation skills are the most important key competencies used in Karnataka Agencies. Keyword: Technical Knowledge, Functional Information, Analytical Skills, Communication Skills, Negotiation Skills While performing or carrying out any work or task in the organisation, it is very essential that the required job skills should be articulated frst so that each individual in the organisation will know the matching skills for performing the work or task. If the process of mapping the competencies is not done, organisations will end up in creating human liabilities than the assets which will be catastrophically dysfunctional. The present study helps to analyse effectiveness of competency mapping in Karnataka Agencies, Mangaluru, a sales and service dealers of Mahindra and mahindra by identifying the key competencies required for different positions in them.7S model is applied to explore competency mapping practices of Karnataka Agencies. Literature Review Competitive advantage depends largely on the ability to activate and use organisational resources effectively. As a result, the focus in the strategic management in general and human resource management in particular the literatures have been focusing on the internal capabilities of organisations including a particular focus on employees’ competencies. In this respect the survey of related literature becomes imperative to understand the previous research work carried out by various researchers in the feld of competency mapping and their fndings mainly from the point of view of establishing the research gap in order to continue further research in the feld. The competencies include sets of skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour that a manager or an employee needs in order to be effective in a wide range of managerial jobs and various organisational settings. Many leading companies are looking at ways to link competencies to strategic objectives as well as to compliance with industry Introducton Competency mapping is a crucial and signifcant exercise for the betterment and development of any organisation. Each frm has a list of competencies required and well-defned roles to perform each task effciently. Each employee requires different competencies for different roles. Competencies are required by each employee of a frm or organisation, but for each role the required competencies will be of different levels.