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Is there a size-induced market failure in skills training?
Vandenberg, Paul; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016
A skilled and educated workforce can support the competitiveness of enterprises of all sizes. However, smaller firms may face greater challenges in developing human capital. We explore differences between smaller and larger firms in offering skills training and in hiring workers with more formal...
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Training and development in SMEs : South Africa's key to survival and success?
Rabie, Claudette; Cant, Michael C.; Wiid, Johannes A. - In: The journal of applied business research 32 (2016) 4, pp. 1009-1023
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A hidden source of innovation? : revisiting the impact of initial vocational training on technological innovation
Matthies, Eike; Thomä, Jörg; Bizer, Kilian - 2022
While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the subject remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative...
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A hidden source of innovation? : revisiting the impact of initial vocational training on technological innovation
Matthies, Eike; Thomä, Jörg; Bizer, Kilian - 2022 - Updated version
While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the topic remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013256335
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Does initial vocational training foster innovativeness at the company level? : evidence from German establishment data
Matthies, Eike; Haverkamp, Katarzyna; Thomä, Jörg; … - 2022 - Updated version
While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on firm-level innovation, empirical evidence on the subject remains scarce. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German...
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Training and competence development in the SME sector : the Hungarian case
Makó, Csaba - In: Journal of East European management studies : JEEMS 10 (2005) 2, pp. 156-185
Das Fehlen systematischer Kenntnisse bei SME Trainingspraktiken kann durch fehlende finanzielle Ressourcen und die …. Konträr zur traditionell quantitativen umfragebasierten Methode der SME Praktiken versucht diese Analyse die Praxis …
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Does initial vocational training foster innovativeness at the company level? : evidence from German establishment data
Matthies, Eike; Haverkamp, Katarzyna; Thomä, Jörg; … - 2021
While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the subject remains scarce. This study exploits establishment data from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012495922
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Adoption of information and communication technology among small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria
Uwalomwa, Uweigbe; Ranti, Olubukunola - In: African journal of business and economic research : AJBER 4 (2009) 2/3, pp. 73-84
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Are the Chinese in Africa more innovative than the Africans? : comparing Chinese and Nigerian entrepreneurial migrants' cultures of innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from established African entrepreneurs. Whether the Chinese have a competitive edge over Africans because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chineseʹs supposed...
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Determinants of demand and supply of accounting and audit services in SMEs: Evidence from Nigeria
Adeyemi, Semiu Babatunde; Obah, Sunday; Udofia, Ini Etete - In: Journal of accounting & management information systems … 14 (2015) 3, pp. 546-574
medium enterprises (SMEs), with evidence from Lagos, Nigeria. It also sought to know whether accounting and audit services … from 380 respondents comprising of 300 SME owner-managers and 80 accounting firms. The data collected were analysed using … SMEs rather than waiting for the SME owner-managers to voluntarily call for their services. …
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