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Direct linkSusomrith, Pattanee; Coetzer, Alan; Ampofo, Emmanuel – European Journal of Training and Development, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to examine whether participation in training and development (T&D) events is associated with employees' affective commitment and propensity to enact innovative behaviours in small professional services firms. The study also investigates associations between both attitudes towards T&D and policy and practice…
Descriptors: Professional Services, Small Businesses, Employee Attitudes, Innovation
Download full textKay, Judie; Ferns, Sonia; Russell, Leoni; Smith, Judith; Winchester-Seeto, Theresa – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2019
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a national priority and a strategic direction for Australian universities. To increase industry engagement, there is a need to identify emerging WIL models that enable flexibility while optimizing outcomes for stakeholders. This Australian Technology Network (ATN) project explored approaches that overcome…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Small Businesses, Foreign Countries, College Students
Bosua, Rachelle; Evans, Nina; Sawyer, Janet – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2013
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are major sources of prosperity and employment and are viewed as critical to regional development in Australia. A key factor to foster productivity and growth in SMEs is their ability to identify, acquire, transform and exploit external knowledge. This ability, referred to as the "absorptive capacity…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Mass Media, Regional Characteristics, Small Businesses
Ridoutt, Lee; Smith, Chris Selby; Hummel, Kevin; Cheang, Christina – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
This report is about employers and how they value and use qualifications in their business decisions. The research indicates clear differences in the value placed on and use made of qualifications by employers for different groups of workers and occupations. Qualifications are considered more important for higher-level occupations and employers…
Descriptors: Employees, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Employment
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 1999
These proceedings consist of 43 presentations clustered into these key areas: position, strategy, contribution, and future issues; diversity of participation and contexts; issues in the workplace and learning settings; question of practitioners work; and questions of knowledge and methodology--all related to the themes of quality and diversity.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Caregivers, Competency Based Education
Dockery, A. Michael – 2001
This paper uses the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Business Longitudinal Survey to explore relationships between training, innovation, and firm performance for Australian businesses with less than 200 employees. The longitudinal nature of the data is used to test various hypotheses about the nature of the link between training, business changes,…
Descriptors: Change, Data Interpretation, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
