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The investment in job training : why are SMEs lagging so much behind?
Almeida, Rita; Aterido, Reyes - 2010
investment in job training than larger firms. Therefore, our findings call for caution when designing pro-SME policies fostering …
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What role did management practices play in SME growth post-recession?
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2016
, little is known about the role played by management practices in SME growth since recession. We contribute to the literature … on SME growth by analysing longitudinal administrative data on firms' employment and turnover, taken from the UK … turnover, and a decline in closure probabilities, over the period 2011-2014. The findings suggest SME investment in off …
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Improving entrepreneurs' digital skills and firms' digital competencies through business apps training : a study of small firms
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
The lack of awareness of digital services and outcomes is a concern in business environments since small firms need to improve their digital competencies. The present exploratory study investigated whether business apps training was associated with entrepreneurs' and firms' digital advancements....
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Growing markets through business training for female entrepreneurs : a market-level randomized experiment in Kenya
McKenzie, David J.; Puerto, Susana - 2017
A common concern with efforts to directly help some small businesses to grow is that their growth comes at the expense of their unassisted competitors. We test this possibility using a two-stage randomized experiment in Kenya which randomizes business training at the market level, and then...
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An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training
Brunello, Giorgio; Medio, Alfredo - 2000
We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...
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Workplace training in Europe
Bassanini, Andrea; Booth, Alison L.; Brunello, Giorgio; … - 2005
This paper reviews the existing evidence on workplace training in Europe in different data sources--the CVTS, OECD data and the European Community Household Panel. We outline the differences in training incidence and relate these differences to the private costs and benefits of training, and to...
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Is training more frequent when wage compression is higher? : Evidence from the European community household panel
Bassanini, Andrea (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Barriers to entry, deregulation and workplace training
Bassanini, Andrea (contributor);  … - 2007
We develop a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of barriers to entry on workplace training. Our theoretical model yields ambiguous predictions on the sign of this relationship. On the one hand, given the number of firms, a deregulation reduces profits per unit of output, and...
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Work-related learning and skill development in Europe : does initial skill mismatch matter?
Ferreira Sequeda, Maria; Künn-Nelen, Annemarie; Grip, … - 2016
This paper provides more insight into the relevance of the assumption of human capital theory that the productivity of job-related training is driven by the improvement of workers' skills. We analyse the extent to which training and informal learning on the job are related to employee skill...
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Employer provided training in Europe : determinants and obstacles
Brunello, Giorgio; Wruuck, Patricia - 2020
This report looks at employer-provided training in Europe. We start with a brief outline of the economic theory of training. We then look at the recent facts, by combining data from two employer surveys, the European Investment Bank's Investment Survey (EIBIS) and Eurostat's Continuous...
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