Ce document propose une approche organisationnelle de la formation qui diffère sur des points essentiels de la Théorie du capital humain. Le centrage sur l'entreprise conduit à identifier les contextes organisationnels de la formation (selon, par exemple, que celle-ci accompagne un...

[eng] The economic system is more and more characterized by a knowledge based economy. Nevertheless, as regards the theories-in-use, the analysis of the capabilities of the firm and the Human Capital Theory appear as two separate fields, respectively occupied by industrial and labor economists....

[fre] L'efficacité de la formation délivrée aux chômeurs : l'État et la solvabilisation de la formation. . La formation délivrée aux chômeurs est conceptualisée en distinguant trois modes possibles de régulation des actions de formation : le mode A (Offre administrée simple), le mode...

[eng] The purpose of this paper is to study training decisions by the firms when workers have to face hazards and to solve problems and when enhancing general training is viewed as a means to reduce the adaptation cost of workers experienced different specific new situations. The paper examines...

It is acknowledged that the worker should adapt himself to changes induced by technical progress. Nevertheless, the costs incurred by the firm, related to this adaptative behavior are scarcely taken into account by economic theory. The purpose of this article is to introduce these costs...