La presente etude traite des facteurs qui influent sur la decision de l'entreprise de former le personnel a la lumiere des donnees de plusieurs enquetes recentes de Statistique Canada, qui portaient sur l'utilisation des technologies de pointe dans les entreprises de fabrication canadiennes....

This paper describes the evidence that several Statistics Canada studies have developed on the importance of innovation to growth and the need for highly skilled workers in the innovation process. Rather than focusing on broad industry aggregates as is often done, we concentrate our attention on...

Des etudes recentes ont demontre l'importance quantitative de la creation et de la disparition d'entreprises ainsi que de la croissance et du declin de la population industrielle. C'est ce processus de renouvellement qui recompense l'activite innovatrice et contribue a la croissance de la...

Le present article fait etat des donnees probantes recueillies par le biais de plusieurs etudes de Statistique Canada sur l'importance de l'innovation en tant que facteur de croissance et sur les besoins des entreprises novatrices en matiere de travailleurs hautement qualifies. Plutot que de...

This study examines the factors influencing a firm's decision to train, using data taken from several recent Statistic Canada surveys that explore advanced technology use by Canadian manufacturing plants. Advanced technology adoption has been both rapid and pervasive, leading to concerns about...

Considerable attention has been directed at understanding the structural changes that are generating an increased need for skilled workers. These changes are perceived to be the result of developments associated with the emergence of the new knowledge economy, whose potential is often linked to...

This paper examines the ways that innovation status as opposed to technology use affects the training activities of manufacturing plants. It examines training that is introduced as a response to specific skill shortages versus training that is implemented in response to the introduction of...

Recent studies have demonstrated the quantitative importance of entry, exit, growth and decline in the industrial population. It is this turnover that rewards innovative activity and contributes to productivity growth. While the size of the entry population is impressive - especially when...

This study examines the characteristics of small and medium-sized firms that perform training. It uses data taken from a recent Statistics Canada survey that permit firms' training decisions to be analyzed within the broader context of their many activities and strategies. The study finds...

Les changements structurels qui se traduisent par une demande accrue de travailleurs specialises suscitent un interet considerable et on s'efforce de bien les comprendre. Ces changements sont percus comme etant le resultat de developpements associes a l'emergence ce qui est aujourd'hui mieux...