The Wage Benefits of Alternative Sources of Skill Development.

Roomkin, Myron; Somers, Gerald G.

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Wage Benefits of Alternative Sources of Skill Development

Roomkin, Myron; Somers, Gerald G.

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 27, 2, 228-241, Jan 74

Responses to a questionnaire survey of workers in a machine tool and parts company showed that internal labor market practices generally made a greater contribution to blue collar earnings than skill or knowledge acquired by workers before joining the firm. (Author/DS)

Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Entry Workers, Labor Market, Relationship, Salary Wage Differentials, Semiskilled Workers, Skill Development, Skilled Workers, Training, Wages

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