This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of training are analyzed, explicitly accounting for the...

This book contributes to our understanding of the reasons for the uneven geographic emergence and distribution of innovative start-ups and human capital, analyzing the role of the regional knowledge base and specifically academic knowledge. Using extensive datasets from West German regions and...

Entrepreneurship in Education in Norway? -- Entrepreneurial Compentences in Adult Education -- Entrepreneurship und Entrepreneurship Education in Deutschland -- Die Bedeutung des selbstgesteuerten Lernens im Zuge einer Entrepreneurship Education -- Spielbasiertes Lernen als Methode der...

Adopting evolutionary and behavioral approaches, this volume presents the latest research advances in knowledge competencies and human capital, as well as the changing structural dynamics, highlighting their links with entrepreneurial activities. It provides a set of international, benchmark...

This book focuses on the specific traits and nature of entrepreneurial human capital and the extent to which it can be stimulated by entrepreneurship education - especially when these activities combine collaborative practices and innovation. It includes a comprehensive collection of articles on...

Das Buch befasst sich mit wissenschaftlich fundierten Anforderungsprofilen der TOP5-Berufsbilder der personalintensiven Logistikbranche differenziert nach Ideal- und Mindestanforderungen. Die Forschungsergebnisse bilden die Basis für eine nachfrageorientierte inhaltliche Entwicklung der...

This book looks at various aspects of tourism education in Asian countries and the impacts of sustainable development in tourism education to the Asian student markets. It provides an insightful and authoritative account of the various issues that are shaping the higher educational world of...

This book concretely defines the concept of learning agility and offers a business case for why organizations of all types should concentrate on building and sustaining this approach. It provides readers with a holistic approach towards the topic, and helps leaders leverage the learning agility...

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth, this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies....