Search Results - subject:"workforce development"

Human capital challenges in the events industry of Canada: finding innovative solutions

Clark, Heather; Dimanche, Frederic; Cotter, Rebecca; … - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 9 (2017) 4, pp. 424-432

Purpose This paper aims to provide perspectives on human capital challenges for the events industry in Canada. Industry and educator perspectives are featured in two segments of the paper. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an overview of the events sector in Canada and includes a...

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The relationships among organizational service orientation, customer service training, and employee engagement.

Johnson, Karen Roberto - 2011

University of Minnesota Ph.D dissertation. December 2011. Major: Work and Human Resource Education. Advisor: Kenneth R. Bartlett. 1 computer file (PDF); xiii, 166, appendices A-F.

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Challenges to implementing sectoral workforce programs and proposed changes for this model

Jemison, David B. (contributor); Stolp, Chandler (contributor) - 2011

The focus of this professional report is sectoral workforce development programs. Sectoral programs represent a fairly … recent innovation in workforce development. Rather than train a low-skilled worker for low-skill job with low pay, sectoral … discusses these challenges, lessons learned in the field, and proposed changes to the workforce development system that could …

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The Challenge of Measuring Performance.

Borden, William S. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

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Labour Market Forecasting, Reliability and Workforce Development

Meagher, G.A.; Pang, Felicity - Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), … - 2011

targeted at the needs of industry at some time in the future. Hence workforce development requires access to a labour market … barrier to efficient workforce development. The discussion draws on a detailed analysis of the performance of a labour market … use of formal labour market forecasts in workforce development. It suggests five propositions which should guide such …

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Capacity and capability building for national HRD : a multi-level conceptual framework

Alagaraja, Meera; Githens, Rod P. - In: Human resource development review : HRD review 15 (2016) 1, pp. 77-100

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Inclusive cluster-based development strategies for inner cities : a conference summary

Toussaint-Comeau, Maude; Newberger, Robin; Augustine, … - In: Economic development quarterly : the journal of … 30 (2016) 2, pp. 171-184

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The case for workforce development in social marketing

Pounds, Lea - In: Health marketing quarterly 33 (2016) 4, pp. 321-326

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A systems approach to identify skill needs for agrifood nanotechnology : a multiphase mixed methods study

Yawson, Robert M.; Greiman, Bradley C. - In: Human resource development quarterly 27 (2016) 4, pp. 517-545

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Malaysia's education crisis : can TVET help?

Cheong, Kee Cheok; Lee, Kionghock - In: Malaysian journal of economic studies 53 (2016) 1, pp. 115-134

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