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Attitudes towards participation in business development programmes : An ethnic comparison in Sweden

Abbasian, Saeid; Yazdanfar, Darush - In: European Journal of Training and Development 39 (2015) 1, pp. 59-75

Purpose – The aim of the study is to investigate whether there are any differences between the attitudes towards participation in development programmes of entrepreneurs who are immigrants and those who are native-born. Design/methodology/approach – Several statistical methods, including a...

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Signs and wonders : Exploring the effects and impact of the Investors in People logo and symbols

Smith, Simon; Stokes, Peter - In: European Journal of Training and Development 39 (2015) 4, pp. 298-314

Purpose – This paper aims to examine and assess the reputational impact of the logo and symbols of the UK Standard Investors in People (IiP). The extant literature highlights differing opinions in terms of the likely benefits that IiP generates following achievement of the Standard. This paper...

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Explorations into sex, gender and leadership in the UK Civil Service Part 1. Introduction, background and theoretical considerations

Manning, Tony; Robertson, Bob - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 47 (2015) 5, pp. 244-252

the paper outlines the training and development activities carried out by the authors and explains the target populations … research was also a by-product of the authors’ training and development work, not a purpose-built research programme to explain …-based leadership framework. Training and development implications are presented. Findings are relevant to leaders, would be leaders and …

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Explorations into sex, gender and leadership in the UK Civil Service Part 2. Hypotheses and research findings

Manning, Tony; Robertson, Bob - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 47 (2015) 6, pp. 310-319

in the UK Civil Service. The first part of this paper outlined the training and development activities carried out by the … cross-section of UK Civil Servants between 1993 and 2013. Individuals were participants on training and development … discusses the implications of these findings, particularly for training and development professionals. It also presents and …

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Explorations into sex, gender and leadership in the UK Civil Service Part 3. Implications and research findings on leadership

Manning, Tony; Robertson, Bob - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 47 (2015) 7, pp. 372-379

-section of UK Civil Servants between 1993 and 2013. Individuals were participants on training and development activities carried …’ training and development work. It was not part of a purpose-built and wide-ranging research programme into sex, gender and … agreed job criteria, with appropriate training and development essential to maintaining best practice. Moreover, training and …

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How to build an innovators’ network

Barnes, B. Kim; LeCointre, Olivier - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 47 (2015) 1, pp. 42-45

/value – Leaders always hope to maximize the value of their investment in training and development. Creating a format that takes …

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An examination of training and development of middle level managers in emerging economies : Evidence from financial institutions in Ghana

Abugre, James B.; Adebola, Kester - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 23 (2015) 4, pp. 545-563

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the training and development (T & D) of middle-level managers …

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Project managers and the journey from good to great : the benefits of investment in project management training and education

Ramazani, Jalal; Jergeas, George Farage - In: International journal of project management : the … 33 (2015) 1, pp. 41-52

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Making sense out of complexity

McLagan, Patricia A. - In: Advances in developing human resources : ADHR 17 (2015) 2, pp. 139-144

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An examination of training and development of middle level managers in emerging economies : evidence from financial institutions in Ghana

Abugre, James B.; Adebola, Kester - In: International journal of organizational analysis 23 (2015) 4, pp. 545-563

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011477528