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El Mansour, Bassou; Wood, Evan – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the training provided to US and European expatriates in Morocco, and subsequently build the body of knowledge for international HRD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Design/methodology/approach: The study used the models of Black and Mendenhall and Mendenhall and Oddou, subdividing the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Management Development, Cross Cultural Training
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Castrillon, Isabel Dieguez; Cantorna, Ana I. Sinde – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The aim of this article is to gain insight into some of the factors that determine personnel-training efforts in companies introducing advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs). The study provides empirical evidence from a sector with high rates of technological modernisation. Design/methodology/approach: "Ad hoc" survey of 90…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Labor Force Development, Manufacturing Industry, Technological Advancement
Reis, Fernanda Oliveira – 1993
A meeting was held to discuss the findings of case studies examining the role of companies in generating qualifications and the training impact of work organization in Germany, Denmark, Spain, and France. New forms of work organization (NFOT) were identified and examined from the standpoint of sources of organizational change, the main areas of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Educational Opportunities
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Jerez Gomez, Pilar; Cespedes Lorente, Jose J.; Valle Cabrera, Ramon – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2004
This paper provides an in-depth study of the relationship between the company's training strategy and its learning capability. On a sample of 111 Spanish companies from the chemical industry, tests a set of hypotheses which link four different training strategies with the learning capability dimensions. The results obtained from the regression…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Human Resources, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing
Mendez-Vigo, Marisa – 1994
A study examined training in the retail trade in Spain. Employment, work, and training patterns in Spain's retail sector were researched, and case studies of five retail firms were conducted. Two retailers were too small to afford their own training organization but had formulated personnel policies providing for training. The third case was a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Distributive Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Gatti, Mario; Grazia Mereu, Maria; Tagliaferro, Claudio – 2000
Changing occupational profiles in the hotel industry in France, Italy, and Spain were examined in case studies that included interviews with hotel managers, human resource managers, and individuals employed in hotel occupations identified as new or entailing new skills. The study focused on the following topics: (1) changes in the hotel industry…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Business Administration, Case Studies, Competence