Table 11 Comparison of Traditional Evaluation Methods and Assessment Center Approaches for Managerial Components.

From: Deriving and applying core competencies for intellectual property-based startup entrepreneurs: a data-driven approach to technology evaluation

Category

Traditional evaluation methods

Application method of assessment centers

Management Evaluation Items

Level of technical experience, management’s understanding of technology, management’s technical expertise, crisis management ability

Competencies derived to match the characteristics of the actual target group (competency modeling results)

Evaluation Tools

Evaluate the detailed content of the respective component using qualitative methods

Application of multiple systematic techniques

Evaluation Subject

Evaluated by content experts in the respective technology

Evaluated by trained professional assessors

Result

The sum of a few evaluators

Consensus among multiple evaluators