This monograph examines the claim that national economic competitiveness, social justice and individual prosperity, depend on developing a high-skill, high-wage workforce. Based on an analysis of global trends in education, employment and the labour market, we challenge the policy focus on...

In recent years there has been widespread discussion concerning the purported shift away from Taylorism towards a new production paradigm premised upon techniques of highperformance management (HPM). This paper argues that in seeking to capture the essence of the phenomenon commentators...

In recent years there has been widespread discussion concerning the purported shift away from Taylorism towards a new production paradigm premised upon techniques of high performance management (HPM). This paper argues that in seeking to capture the essence of the phenomenon commentators...

Draws on the results of recent research on the process of skills learning and training in small enterprises as a way of exploring some of the implications for policy makers and their advisers.

The main thrust of the research effort into workplace learning has been to identify the characteristics of workplace learning as experienced by the learner. The impact of the wider organisational process in which that learning is embedded have been played down. This paper, building on the work...

This study aims at collecting empirical evidence on whether or notfinancial accounting standards which exist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia giverise to economic consequences. Awareness of the potential economicconsequences of accounting standards emerged first in the United States ofAmerica in...

Since the deregulation of foreign currency markets in 1973, the volatility of foreign exchange rates has increased substantially. Owing to this increased volatility in exchange rates it has become increasingly important to hedge foreign currency exposure. This paper provides a self-financing...