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Innovation Capabilities: Comparing Science and Engineering Employment in Canadian and U.S. Cities
Brown, W. Mark; Beckstead, Desmond - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
In recent years, cities have become increasingly interested in their ability to generate, attract and retain human capital. One measure of human capital is employment in science- and engineering-based occupations. This paper provides a comparison of the employment shares of these specialized...
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Capacites d'innovation : comparaison de l'emploi en sciences et en genie dans les villes canadiennes et americaines
Brown, W. Mark; Beckstead, Desmond - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
Ces dernieres annees, les villes ont accorde un interet croissant a leur capacite de generer, d'attirer et de retenir leur capital humain. Une mesure de ce capital est l'emploi dans les professions liees aux sciences et au genie. Nous comparons la part de l'emploi attribuable a ces professions...
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Capacites d'innovation : l'emploi en sciences et en genie au Canada et aux Etats-Unis
Beckstead, Desmond; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
Le present article donne la comparaison de la taille et de la composition de l'emploi dans le secteur des sciences et du genie au Canada et aux Etats Unis. Nous examinons la part de l'emploi remunere et des gains tires d'un emploi remunere imputables a la main d'oeuvre en sciences et en genie...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695452
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Innovation Capabilities: Science and Engineering Employment in Canada and the United States
Beckstead, Desmond; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
This paper compares the size and composition of science and engineering employment in Canada and the United States. It examines the share of paid employment and paid earnings accounted for by the science and engineering workforce in both countries. Our tabulations distinguish between a core...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695632
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Training as a Human Resource Strategy: The Response to Staff Shortages and Technological Change
Baldwin, John R.; Peters, Valerie - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2001
This paper examines the ways that innovation status as opposed to technology use affects the training activities of … programs than non-users. Here, innovation status within the group of technology users also affects the training decision. In … equipment by extensively implementing training that is highly firm-specific. This suggests that innovation requires new skills …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005129540
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La formation comme strategie en matiere de ressources humaines : la reaction aux penuries de personnel et au changement technologique
Baldwin, John R.; Peters, Valerie - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2001
Nous examinons dans le present document de quelles facons la situation sur le plan de l'innovation par opposition a l … non-utilisateurs de telles technologies d'offrir des programmes de formation. A ce niveau, la situation sur le plan de l'innovation … entendre que l'innovation exige non pas tant de nouvelles competences propres aux professions (meme s'il ne fait aucun doute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005322050
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Villes et croissance : le cerveau gauche des villes nord-americaines : scientifiques et ingenieurs et croissance urbaine
Brown, W. Mark; Beckstead, Desmond; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
Le present document traite de la croissance du capital humain dans les villes canadiennes et americaines. A l'aide de donnees regroupees sur 242 centres urbains provenant de recensements de la population, nous evaluons le lien entre la croissance de long terme de l'emploi et l'offre de divers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695454
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Cities and Growth: The Left Brain of North American Cities: Scientists and Engineers and Urban Growth
Brown, W. Mark; Beckstead, Desmond; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This paper examines the growth of human capital in Canadian and U.S. cities. Using pooled Census of Population data for 242 urban centres, we evaluate the link between long run employment growth and the supply of different types of skilled labour. The paper also examines whether the scientific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695640