...Matthias Pilz; Lena Finken Purpose The “dual” model of vocational training is well established in many German companies, enabling them to train young talent to meet their existing and future demand for skilled labour. However, Germany’s system is unusual: most other countries organise training...

... organizations in Russia, Poland, and Germany. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework for the study was based on the work by England and colleagues. The sample (n=638) included professional level employees in the medium and large manufacturing and service organizations in the three...

... the transfer of training in work settings. Design/methodology/approach The survey data for this study was collected from 569 employees working in 17 private sector organizations in Germany. This data was used to test the construct validity of the GLTSI using principle components analysis (common factor...

.... Moreover, there are signs of convergence between the companies in Turkey, Germany, and Spain on the strategic role of HRM. Research limitations/implications This research, designed to explore the strategic role of HRM in Turkish companies, is limited to the variables in the Cranet‐G questionnaire...

.... The study's conclusions are derived from two interrelated research streams carried out at the TUM Business School, Munich, Germany. First is a ten year long research cooperation between Peter Pribilla, member of the Corporate Executive Committee of Siemens AG and Ralf Reichwald, dean of the TUM Business...

.... Many of the approaches described as good practice by UK organisations, were not described as usual practice. Where modern leadership practices had been adopted in Germany, they appeared to be more consistently deployed. Research limitations/implications The research findings indicate changes...

... component of intercultural competencies. In the second part of the paper an empirical study in the USA and Germany is conducted in order to assess whether the degree of intercultural competencies differs between the two nations. As no considerable differences can be identified the benefit of culture‐general...

... and external labour market in Germany. In the course of the investigation it shall become clear that competencies, or rather, the lifelong development of competencies, constitute the key problem in laying the foundations for the further employment of older workers. There is however insufficient data...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Apprenticeships Germany German drive for apprenticeships Keywords: Apprenticeships, Germany Vocational training in Germany is reaching significantly higher levels this year. By 30 September 1999, a total of 631,000 new apprenticeship...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Information technology Germany Skills shortages Call goes out for IT specialists Keywords: Information technology, Germany, Skills shortages To meet the national shortage of information technology specialists, the German Government is making...

... with British partners. I'm confident it will be of benefit both to Germany's economic future and to Britain's European aspirations. The Centre for British Studies is a post-graduate interdisciplinary institution offering a special two-year course culminating in either a Master's degree or the opportunity...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Disabled people Equal opportunities Germany Legislation Giving more hope to the disabled Keywords Disabled people, Equal opportunities, Germany,Legislation In Germany, new efforts are being made to give greater opportunities to disabled...

... been jobless for three months or more. Special attention will also be given to the jobless young non-Germans who make up 16 per cent of all young jobless and 14.8 per cent of unsuccessful applications for an apprenticeship. © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Germany Unemployment Employment...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Germany Trade Unions Mergers and acquisitions Building a mega-union Keywords: Germany, Trade Unions, Mergers and acquisitions Five large German unions are merging to form a super-union. Supporters of the link say this is a good time...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Innovation United Kingdom Germany Innovation Management in UK and German Manufacturing Companies Keith Goffin and Rolf PfeifferAnglo-German Foundation1999ISBN 1 900834 17 0£12.00(Available from AGF Book Sales, c/o YPS Distribution, 64...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Germany Young people School leavers Training Keywords Germany, Young people, School leavers, Training A nationwide campaign is being launched by the German Government, business and the unions to create better opportunities for unqualified...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Germany HRM Anthony Ferner and Matthias Z. VarulAnglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society1999ISBN 1 900834 16 251 pp.£12.00 Keywords Germany, HRM Is there anything distinctively German about how German...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Flexible working hours Overtime Germany New ways with flexi-time Keywords: Flexible working hours, Overtime, Germany German employees worked about 1.83 billion hours of paid overtime in 1998 compared with more than 2 billion...

... In towns and cities, there are projects to maintain and restore public monuments, as well as programmes for urban renewal and bringing new amenities to run-down areas. © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Germany Young people Youth training Employment Good start for Germany's...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Employees France Germany Public sector Training Trial exchange of staff between French and German employment services Keywords: Employees, France, Germany, Public sector, Training In 1998, a first trial exchange of staff took place...