TY - JOUR TI - The specificity of selected tools of development of social competencies among IT specialists AU - RosiƄski, Jerzy TI - The specificity of selected tools of development of social competencies among IT specialists AB - The article points to the specific nature of social functioning of IT specialists in three areas (attitudes towards: superiors, co-workers, self-development). What is also described are the specifics of the development needs of this professional group. The characterization of IT specialists is preceded by the description and classification of improvement tools that are adequate to the individual stages in the development of social competencies. The author also refers to some of the latest tools for improvement of the competencies of IT specialists. Both classic and the latest tools are analysed and evaluated. Regarding the latest tools, the author focuses on the assessment of gamification. VL - Volume 1 IS - Issue 3 (2015) PY - 2015 C1 - 2450-114X SP - 217 EP - 228 DO - 10.4467/2450114XJJM.15.016.4473 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/jagiellonian-journal-of-management/article/the-specificity-of-selected-tools-of-development-of-social-competencies-among-it-specialists KW - IT specialists KW - computer scientists KW - IT industry KW - social competencies KW - competence development KW - development tools