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Title: | Does the reality of workplace training match the theory?: An analysis of public sector employees’ training decisions | Contributor(s): | O'Keefe, Sue (author); Crase, Lin Roland (author); Dollery, Brian Edward (author) | Publication Date: | 2007 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3730 | Abstract: | The provision of, and participation in, workplace training and development has received significant recent attention in Australia in the face of rapid technological change, an ageing labour force and a growing skill shortage. Accordingly, many organisations have put in place policies and practices that ostensibly aim to encourage and support increased employee participation in training programs. From a theoretical perspective, human capital theory offers substantial insights into the economic benefits of training for the employee and the firm, and provides various predictions about the characteristics of individuals most likely to choose training programs. Drawing on an experimental choice analysis conducted in an Australian public sector organisation, this paper examines the applicability of some of these theoretical predictions to workplace training. In particular, it focuses on the training choices of highly educated workers. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Training Research, 5(2), p. 41-54 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 2204-0544 1448-0220 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140211 Labour Economics | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 910405 Public Sector Productivity | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.avetra.org.au/downloads/Vol5_2%20-%202007%20-%20Backup%20of%20O'Keefe%20final.pdf |
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