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The Investment in Job Training : Why are SMES Lagging so Much Behind?
Almeida, Rita - 2010
imperfections disproportionally affecting SMEs. Rather, our evidence is supportive of SMEs having a smaller expected return from the … investment in job training than larger firms. Therefore, our findings call for caution when designing pro-SME policies fostering …
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HRM and Small-Firm Employee Motivation : Before and after the Recession
Bryson, Alex - 2017
A long-running debate in the small firms' literature questions the value of formal 'human resource management' (HRM … measures of motivation we find the returns to small firm investments in HRM are u-shaped. Small firms benefit from … intrinsically motivating work situations in the absence of HRM practices, find this advantage disturbed when formal HRM practices …
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When Does HRM 'Work' in Small British Enterprises?
White, Michael R. - 2016
Using nationally representative workplace data we find substantial use of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in Britain's small enterprises. We find empirical support for the proposition that HPWS have a non-linear association with employees' overall job attitude, with a positive association...
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Training and Changes in Job Tasks
Tamm, Marcus - 2018
This study investigates the impact of non-formal training on job tasks of workers. The analysis is based on panel data from Germany covering detailed information on tasks performed at work at the level of individual workers. The results indicate that after training workers are more engaged in...
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Assessing the Impact of Off- and On-the-Job Training on Employment Outcomes : A Counterfactual Evaluation of the Pipol Program
Pastore, Francesco - 2019
This evaluation study aims to assess the impact of PIPOL, an integrated program of active labor policies, on the employment integration of benefit recipients. To address the issue, we have resorted to a counterfactual approach with data from two main sources: the program administration and...
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Does Regional Training Supply Determine Employees' Training Participation?
Goerlitz, Katja - 2014
Using data from the National Educational Panel Study of 2009/2010, this paper investigates the relationship between regional training supply and employees' training participation. Controlling for other regional factors such as the local unemployment rate, the educational level, the population...
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Employee Training and Wage Dispersion : White and Blue Collar Workers in Britain
Almeida-Santos, Filipe - 2010
We use household panel data to explore the wage returns associated with training incidence and intensity (duration) for British employees. We find these returns differ depending on the nature of the training; who funds the training; the skill levels of the recipient (white or blue collar); the...
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Employee Training, Wage Dispersion and Equality in Britain
Almeida-Santos, Filipe; Mumford, Karen - 2021
We use British household panel data to explore the wage returns to training incidence and intensity (duration) for 6924 employees. We find these returns differ greatly depending on the nature of the training (general or specific); who funds the training (employee or employer); and the skill...
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Corporate Training and Skill Gaps : Did COVID-19 Stem EU Convergence in Training Investments?
Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Wruuck, Patricia - 2022
European firms have increasingly invested in training of employees but differences across countries and types of firms remain and the Covid-19 shock may have exacerbated them. This report analyses European firms' investment in training over the last six years examining trends, factors supporting...
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Training in Late Careers : A Structural Approach
Backhaus, Teresa - 2023
This study investigates the role of on-the-job training in the employment outcomes of less educated men in their late careers. Using survey data from the German National Education Panel Study adult cohort, I estimate a structural dynamic discrete-choice model reflecting the trade-offs of the...
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