Este artigo pode ser copiado, distribuído, exibido, transmitido ou adaptado desde que citados, de forma clara e explícita, o nome da revista, a edição, o ano e as páginas nas quais o artigo foi publicado originalmente, mas sem sugerir que a RAM endosse a reutilização do artigo. Esse termo de licenciamento deve ser explicitado para os casos de reutilização ou distribuição para terceiros. Não é permitido o uso para fins comerciais. KELLY WEIRES RODRIGUES SOARES AVELINOFundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro -RJ, Brazil. DENISE MEDEIROS RIBEIRO SALLESUniversidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói -RJ, Brazil. ISABEL DE SÁ AFFONSO DA COSTAUniversidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro -RJ, Brazil. ISSN 1678-6971 (electronic version) • doi 10.1590/1678-69712017/administracao.v18n5p202-228 Submission: Mar. 30, 2017. Acceptance: July 13, 2017. Evaluation system: double blind review. Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). Silvio Popadiuk (Editor-in-chief), Silvio Popadiuk (Associate Editor), p. 202-228. ABSTRACTPurpose: To identify whether public organizations that adopt the competency-based management model consider the collective component of competencies in their management practices. Originality/value: The academic literature highlights the potential of collective competencies to achieve organizational objectives, but there is a mismatch between the theoretical perspective and people management practices, which was confirmed throughout the study. Design/methodology/approach: The field research was carried out in three federal public organizations. Evidence was collected from documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with ten employees from the respective Personnel Management areas. Findings: There was an isolated presence of attributes and sources of creation of collective competencies, which proved to be insufficient to determine their presence in the organizations under analysis. KEYWORDSPublic management. Management models. Strategic human resource management. Competency-based management model. Collective competency.