The article explores the relationship between flexibility and skills development: the initial hypothesis was that … precariousness and flexibility had a negative correlation with the opportunity to develop professional skills. Rather surprisingly … on participation in training activities, unlike other Western countries. …

, education, and present situation in the TVET system and employment sectors; • To provide information about knowledge gaps and to … on how best to support the implementation of the National Skills Strategy for Pakistan. The Paper briefly covers areas …

hypotheses about the relationship between the size and nature of labour market transitions and the performance of employment … connected with the notion of ‘employment regimes’ as defined by Gösta Esping-Andersen and others. Subsequently the paper aims at … testing empirically whether the claims of the TLM concept with respect to labour market flexibility and work security hold in …

characteristics. Among the notable results, the paper finds that ALMP matters at the aggregate level. Training, employment incentives …, supported employment and direct job creation measures show the most favourable results, both, in terms of reduced unemployment …, but also in terms of increased employment and participation. Interestingly, start-up incentives are more effective in …

that of the formal sector. The major strengths of this sector are its low capital requirement, higher employment generation … capacity with lower amount of capital base and flexibility. Important weaknesses of this sector are, (i) its segmentation on … the basis of industrial activities, employment size, capital base, pattern of linkages, and productivity levels and, (ii …

not the employment outcomes of those refugees who received financial grants to enable them attend their education/training … positive relationship between the level of study and the probability of later employment. Although the differences in subject … employment than education/ social science and health studies. …

inter-firm relations in automotive production chain, the second one on productive re-structuring and flexibility and the …

Flexibility is an important issue when investments are being planned and valued. How flexibility inherent in …), and the methods that Finnish corporations use to take flexibility into consideration, when planning and valuing … flexibility in investments. Very few Finnish managers seem to be aware of research done in the field, but most seem to have an …