This paper considers a setting in which workers' relative abilities to form some skill differs with respect to two skills. When these abilities are unobservable, it is shown that a firm interested in only one of the skills nevertheless finds it useful to provide training opportunities for the...

Manage managers based on competencies and informal networks – Set task-based output goals for professional specialists – Control temporary workers at the agency level – Ensure that contractors are managed effectively as part of boundary-crossing networks. This book provides a framework of...