Reports that although the results of the World Bank’s programme of policy research on vocational and technical education and training are available in published form, the process through which these publications are developed is known only to those directly involved. Asserts that the process...

It is just over fifty years since the British government instigated the scheme that was to lead to the setting up of Government Training Centres (GTCs) shortly afterwards.

A recent paper by James Hughes in this journal arguing that in the recent past the regional distribution of Government Training Centre (GTC) capacity has been sub‐optimal, stirred me to write an article both criticising the criteria he used in reaching this judgement and, more positively,...

This special issue of the International Journal of Manpower examines the potentials and challenges of Internet data or ""Big Data"" for research in the social sciences with a special focus on human resources issues. Internet data are increasingly representing a large part of everyday life. The...

Covers -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- Social capital levels, gossip and employee performance in aviation and shipping companies in Israel -- A knowledge-based theory of the firm -- The hidden value of intangibles: do CEO characteristics matter? -- The long-term effect of...