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The concept of global value chains (GVCs) has been developed to explore the changing nature of the insertion of economies in global production and distribution processes. This literature contributes to the understanding of how globalisation can lead to the upgrading of capabilities of firms and...
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Learning at, and through, work is a key part of the skills literature. However, the idea and ideal of the ‘community of …
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The statutory rights conferred on trade union learning representatives (ULRs) under the 2002 Employment Act represent a … been successful in promoting and facilitating employee-centred learning opportunities, the development of their role is …
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Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy action appeared justified by evidence that older workers are less likely to participate in training, and more likely to have...
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employed in crucial situations, as when learning to work, localizing machines, or coping with difficult or recalcitrant …
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revitalization is analysed, particularly in terms of how union involvement in learning intersects with broader organizing and …
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in learning and training is seen as the principal means of narrowing the gap. While tracking episodes of training is … productive systems through which these aerobic classes are delivered. Each has different consequences for learning. Under one … scripts written by others.The article argues that 'training' can lead to different learning outcomes and that these are best …
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The growth of self-employed enterprise and the supposed ascendancy of the `enterprising self' are commonly associated with the forces of flexibilization and individualization in contemporary work arrangements. What is driving these forces and their effects can be understood, in part, by...
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