In recent times, the role of entrepreneurs has been recognized to be of great significance in accelerating the pace of growth of economic development of any country. Internet-enabled technologies have also challenged existing business models in numerous market sectors and offered innovation opportunities to a variety of stakeholders--not least…

Public policies stress greater inclusion of disabled people in the labour market and suggest ways to implement accommodative measures to these ends. Often missing from this literature is the experiences of disabled people in labour markets. This article reports results from a qualitative study conducted in 2005 and 2006 consisting of one-to-one…

The publication of "Learning Through Life," the main report of the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning, has been welcomed across the trade union movement. It offers a useful and useable framework for discussing the learning needs of people through the different stages of life and makes compelling suggestions about how to adjust…

The central aim of the present paper is to analyse the degree to which welfare problems accumulate over time and to what extent such an accumulation is related to class position and household formation. We utilize longitudinal data from the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions, following a panel that was first interviewed in 1979 and, thereafter,…

Macro-level data paint a detailed picture of the vulnerability of young people in employment, such as their concentration in casualised jobs, low average-weekly earnings and reduced access to collective representation, yet little is known about the internal conflicts that arise in individual workplaces that employ youth. This study seeks to…

Young workers, persons from sixteen to thirty years old, have problems relating to occupational choice, vocational guidance, vocational training and other educational opportunities, job satisfaction, and housing, complicating their search for an occupational and social identity. (AG)

Summarizes the discussions, conclusions, and resolutions of the Industrial Committee of the International Labour Organization, which stress the importance of education and training in dealing with specific problems of industries. (JOW)

This is the report of a working party that was formed to investigate the employment conditions of persons engaged in research in higher education in Great Britain. The report summarizes some of the problems encountered by the educational researchers, which include: (1) financing with short-term grants; (2) the difficulty of obtaining permanent…

A study of 83 Australian adults with spinal cord injuries found that at least 56% had worked at some time post-injury and those who were working when surveyed had done so for an average of close to 10 years. Clerical, office, and administrative occupations proved to be the most suitable. (Author/CR)

Between 1940 and 1980, Mexico and other Caribbean nations grew by an annual average of three percent, doubling in population every 21 years. Mexico's population will reach 109 million and the Caribbean nations will top 250 million by 2000. The projected U.S. population in 2000 is 266 million. This dynamic growth has serious implications for Mexico…

Includes "Millions of Workers on the Move" (Stalker); "Migrants Working and Living in Europe Today" (Bohning); "The Attraction of the Gulf"; "Sri Lanka to Kuwait and Back: The Crisis of Domestic Workers" (Goodson); and "Alternatives to Migration" (Fromont). (JOW)

In the United Kingdom there are more than 100,000 business executives unemployed as a result of the economic recession. This article describes educational assistance being offered to executives by government agencies and focuses on ways in which colleges and universities responsible for the training have approached their task. (Author)

The study compared the past and current work and work alternatives experienced by 383 disabled young people (aged 16-25 years) and 152 able-bodied controls in East Devon, United Kingdom. Also compared were the aspirations and expectations of the disabled with those of their families and service providers. (Author/DB)

Martin McBride, Hugh Henderson, Peter Dawson, and O. E. Gullander in a panel discussion present their views on the relationship between Canadian training needs and Canada's trade position. (Author/BP)

In service industries, conflict at work is often covert and individualistic in nature. This issue analyzes such activities in a night club setting and is based upon six years of research. It illustrates how employees resisted instructions or sought to "get even" with those who had alienated them. Includes suggestions for management. (JOW)