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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 - 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...
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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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Innovation adoption and training activities in SMEs
Antonioli, Davide; Della Torre, Edoardo - In: The international journal of human resource management 27 (2016) 3/4, pp. 311-337
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What role did management practices play in SME growth post-recession?
Bryson, Alex; Forth, John - 2016
, little is known about the role played by management practices in SME growth since recession. We contribute to the literature … on SME growth by analysing longitudinal administrative data on firms' employment and turnover, taken from the UK … turnover, and a decline in closure probabilities, over the period 2011-2014. The findings suggest SME investment in off …
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The practice of employee learning in SME workplaces : a micro view from the life-cycle perspective
Tam, Steven; Gray, David E. - In: Journal of small business and enterprise development 23 (2016) 3, pp. 671-690
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The propensity to participate in formal training programmes: Evidence from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana
Damoah, Obi Berko Obeng; Ashie, Augutina; Kekesi, Elias … - In: World journal of entrepreneurship, management and … 12 (2016) 4, pp. 344-358
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