The core competency¹ of the Erb Institute is the tremendous strength of our community.  Our stakeholders include hundreds of faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors and organizational partners who actively contribute to the development and success of our activities.  These individuals possess a wide range of expertise, which informs and guides everything we do.  The devotion and commitment of these stakeholders fosters the strong community environment that propels our success.

¹As defined by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad, a core competency is something that an organization does well that meets the following three conditions,
   1. It provides customer benefits
   2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
   3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.