... of human capital theory, revealing a reactive pattern shaped by bounded rationality. The study provides sector-specific evidence from 28 transition economies. The finding that firms in smaller localities are more likely to provide employee training contributes new evidence on place-based workforce...

...Andrée-Anne Deschênes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) level of participation in human resource development activities during a labor shortage. Drawing on human capital theory, it examines whether SMEs’ profiles, determined according...

... evidence from academia in Pakistan, thereby enriching the understanding of similarities or differences in development‐attitude‐behavior relationship. In addition, the study also looks into the social exchange theory and human capital theory that affect employee's attitude and behavior. Design...

... of the human capital theory are tested. Four models of training demand are considered: probability of attending a training course in the near future, probability of having attended in the past, probability of being willing to follow multimedia and correspondence courses, and probability of repeating...

... is not the solution. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Education Germany Human capital theory Models Training Unemployment United Kingdom Vocational training A problem exists which economists are still not able to solve convincingly. Why is it that Europe experiences different rates of unemployment...