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Simulated work environments: facilitating learning within pre‐apprenticeship programs

Oultram, Teresa - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 2, pp. 238-250

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how particular organisational spaces and practices are constructed as mechanisms to encourage desired behaviours. Through the example of learning/working spaces within Further Education Colleges, the paper aims to examine how vocational courses, such as the...

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THE CHALLENGE FACING THE COUNTRY

Munn, James - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 20 (1988) 6, pp. 7-10

It is claimed that the main challenge facing Britain at present is razor‐sharp international competition, with increased specialisation, growing demands for specialised services and fast technological advance all having an influence. Priorities are reviewed for national action on training, and...

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Fresh insights into British apprenticeship schemes : A multi‐perspective, multi‐method approach

Oultram, Teresa - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 1, pp. 51-67

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how research that is approached from multiple perspectives, using multiple methods, can help to illuminate the complex and contested nature of the purpose and practice of apprenticeship schemes in England. The author contends that understanding...

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Young and unionised in the UK? Insights from the public sector

Hodder, Andy - In: Employee Relations 37 (2015) 3, pp. 314-328

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between trade unions and young workers in the UK using the Young Members’ Network of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union as a case study. Design/methodology/approach – Findings are based on semi-structured...

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Young workers’ perception of brand image: main and moderating effects

Myrden, Susan E.; Kelloway, Kevin - In: Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and … 2 (2015) 3, pp. 267-281

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between an employer’s brand image (i.e. symbolic and functional attributes) and job seekers’ attraction to the firm among a sample of young workers. Design/methodology/approach – Job seekers completed a questionnaire...

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Organizations workforce demographic age preferences: multiple case-studies from Brazil

Vasconcelos, Anselmo Ferreira - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 3, pp. 406-427

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify whether there is some common pattern between organizations that give primacy either to younger workforce or to older one. Design/methodology/approach – It depicts the empirical evidence of eight case studies and some theoretical...

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Child Labor : Lessons from the Historical Experience of Today's Industrial Economies

Humphries, Jane - In: The World Bank Economic Review 17 (2003) 2, pp. 175-195

Child labor was more prevalent in 19th-century industrializers than it is in developing countries today. It was particularly extensive in the earliest industrializers. This pattern may be a source of optimism signaling the spread of technologies that have little use for child labor and of values...

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Effects of Colombia's Social Protection System on Workers' Choice between Formal and Informal Employment

Camacho, Adriana; Conover, Emily; Hoyos, Alejandro - In: The World Bank Economic Review 28 (2014) 3, pp. 446-466

We examine whether the Colombian government's expansion of social programs in the early 1990s, particularly the publicly provided health insurance, discouraged formal employment. Using household survey data and variation across municipalities in the onset of interviews for the SISBEN, the...

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Microfinance in developing countries: accomplishments, debates, and future directions

Meyer, Richard L.; Nagarajan, Geetha - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) 2, pp. 167-193

services to difficult‐to‐reach populations, especially the remote, poorest, and the youth. In countries where the industry is …

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Financial literacy and youth entrepreneurship in South Africa

Kojo Oseifuah, Emmanuel - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 1 (2010) 2, pp. 164-182

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of financial literacy and impact on youth entrepreneurship … interview to assess the level of financial literacy among youth entrepreneurs in the Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province …, South Africa. Findings – The paper reveals that financial literacy among youth entrepreneurs in the Vhembe District appears …

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