The role of learning, training and development in organizations -- The identification of learning, training and development needs -- The planning and designing of learning, training and development -- Delivering learning, training and development -- Assessment and evaluation of learning,...

This e-book examines education, training and learning in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) operating in both industrially developed and developing countries. It also includes articles on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial knowledge creation. The articles within cover topics...

This paper develops a theoretical analysis of training regimes as outcomes of a complementarity between organizational and institutional factors that determine firms' and workers' incentives as regards skills. Specifically, the paper proposes that, on the one hand, knowledge embeddedness within...

In this paper, we examine major trends and potential for cooperatives in the context of four prominent socio-economic issues: the lack of jobs, economic and social inequality, educational mobility, and the priority need for innovations. We present recent data on the amount and types of job...

Despite improved access to all educational levels, many countries around the world struggle with integrating young people into the labor market. The 2007 economic crisis exacerbated the problem, but not all countries were affected in the same way. This led to a vivid debate about how education...