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Digital technology adoption, productivity gains in adopting firms and sectoral spill-overs : firm-level evidence from Estonia
Mosiashvili, Natia; Pareliussen, Jon - 2020
paper sheds new light on the labour productivity premium from adopting digital technologies and boosting digital skill use …. The productivity premium is decomposed into a direct effect benefitting the firms actually increasing their digital … intensity, and an indirect effect of belonging to a sector with high digital intensity. The firm-level productivity premium of …
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Soft skills: from university to the work environment. Analysis of a Survey of Graduates in Portugal
PEREIRA, Orlando P. - In: Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies 13 (2013) 1, pp. 105-118
In knowledge based economy, soft skills format pro-active and entrepreneurial behaviors. Once they provide answers to complex company questions, the academic curriculum should highlight a diversity of skills in graduates to build an open and flexible mind to uncertain and volatile market...
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Youth labor market interventions : comprehensive programs that focus on skills can reduce unemployment and upgrade skills in OECD countries
Kluve, Jochen - 2014
Reducing youth unemployment and generating more and better youth employment opportunities are key policy challenges worldwide. Active labor market programs for disadvantaged youth may be an effective tool in such cases, but the results have often been disappointing in Organisation for Economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422399
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Does vocational training help young people find a (good) job? : systems combining structured learning on the job with classroom training can ease youth unemployment
Eichhorst, Werner - 2015
Youth unemployment has increased in many industrialized countries following the recent global recession. However, this reflects not only the cyclical shock, but also the crucial role of institutions in structuring the transition from school to work. Vocational training, in particular in a dual...
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Is training effective for older workers? : training programs that meet learning needs of older workers can improve their employability
Picchio, Matteo - 2015
, since it may refresh human capital and reduce the pay-productivity gap. Training older workers might also benefit employers …
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The importance of informal learning at work : on-the-job learning is more important for workers' human capital development than formal training
Grip, Andries de - 2015
Although early human capital theory recognized the relevance of workers' experience, its focus was on education and formal training. Recent studies find that much of the performance of newly hired workers is driven by learning by doing or learning from peers or supervisors in the workplace....
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High involvement management and employee well-being : giving employees more discretion at work can boost their satisfaction and well-being
Böckerman, Petri - 2015
-provided training have been shown to boost firms' productivity and financial performance. However, less is known about whether these …
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Karrierekonzepte : eine Typisierung individuellen Karrieredenkens und -handelns
Olbert-Bock, Sibylle; Mannsky, Alexandra Maria; Martin, … - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung : ZfP 28 (2014) 4, pp. 432-451
Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden individuelle Vorstellungen von Karriere und karrierebezogenem Handeln analysiert und typisiert. Angeknüpft wird an die Diskussion, inwiefern "Einheitsmodelle" von Karriere ausgedient bzw. jemals umfassende Gültigkeit besessen haben. Im Zuge der...
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Examination of the individual competencies that differentiate results in direct sales
Sypniewska, Barbara A. - In: Contemporary economics 7 (2013) 1, pp. 83-100
The importance of knowledge and skills in meeting new challenges in production and distribution is particularly evident in today’s market, which is characterized by a saturation of products and strong competition. To be successful in the market, companies must stand out and be creative and...
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Productive energy cycles in mentoring relationships : a qualitative investigation
Liebhart, Ursula - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung : ZfP 27 (2013) 2, pp. 125-153
Cross-Company Mentoring is an external form of business mentoring across organizational borders. Thereby it is important that the participants are able to quickly get into a high quality developmental relationship to reap the benefits of the learning opportunities. This paper thus focuses on the...
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