...Meital Amzalag; Omri Shoval Purpose This study aims to examine core professional competencies required by organizational learning (OL) field, using the main knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) theoretical framework for job candidates in Israel. Design/methodology/approach An analysis...

... considered in the literature. The first instances of this theme can be traced back to White (1959) and its subsequent application in McClelland (1973 , 1976). Especially, American tradition considers skills as personal characteristics related to superior performance and motivation. In the late 1970s...

... 2014 Education Entrepreneurship Values Design Competencies Ontology Experiential learning Best practices Learning outcomes Skills Definition Entrepreneurship is one of the most powerful growth engines of the economy (Kuratko, 2005). Governments are thus keen to fund...

...Kea G. Tijdens; Judith De Ruijter; Esther De Ruijter Purpose The purpose of this article is to evaluate a method for measuring work activities and skill requirements of 160 occupations in eight countries, used in EurOccupations, an EU‐FP6 project. Additionally, it aims to explore how the internet...

... in schools, as it is supposed to positively contribute to the performance of teachers and, therefore, pupils' learning outcomes. Professional education Skills Secondary schools Social networks The Netherlands In order to be able to investigate the influence of organisational factors...

..., government and non‐governmental agents. Findings The study found that the factors that affect management of WGs' MSEs could be categorised as financial, administrative, managerial, technical, political, traditional and cultural. The WGs lack skills in these areas, which adversely affects the MSEs...

...Johathan Winterton; Jörg Markowitsch; Claudia Plaimauer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of already existing skills and competence ontologies to benefit European transparency tools and especially the implementation of the European Qualification Framework...

... issues but also fundamental cultural differences in approaches to skill formation. Whether the models have sufficient common ground to permit a “best‐fit” European‐wide approach is open to question, although this is clearly an essential prerequisite for removing barriers to labour mobility. Despite...

... Kirkpatrick's evaluation framework with Phillips's return‐on‐investment (ROI) concepts, the paper conveys a number of successes; including trainee satisfaction and the capturing of improved knowledge and skills. Findings The paper includes case studies of how, and to what extent this knowledge has been...

... is the combination of knowledge, experience, and skills held by a person in a specific domain. Research limitations/implications One major limitation is the selection of “experts” to describe “expertise”. Second, although all but one European interviewee spoke fluent English, the questions were asked in English...

... catering outlets. A greater knowledge of other forms of employment could retain more staff within the industry. In addition, restaurants could offer greater training to their staff, particularly as the need to manage new skills such as stock control are encountered. Research limitations/implications...

...); a research consultant (post‐doctoral); UL patron who is a member of the PUII executive; and PUII project manger. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Employment Skills Competences In Ireland a number of initiatives have been established by Forfas (Irish National Policy Board...

...Douglas Weir; John O'Donoghue; Ronan Carbery; Thomas N. Garavan Purpose This article sets out to look at how employees who have survived an organisational downsizing and restructuring process adjust to meet the dynamics of the organisation, develop new skills and competencies, and the extent...

...Mark N.K. Saunders; Denise Skinner; Richard Beresford Purpose To explore potential mismatches between stakeholders' perceptions and expectations of key and technical skills needed for an advanced modern apprentice within the UK. Design/methodology/approach Using data collected from...

...Krista Loogma In this paper, the author analyses the different patterns of learning one can find in the organisations of two contrasting economic fields representing different contexts for learning. The analysis concentrates on two different occupational groups at the medium skills level...

... in orientation, firmly supply led and implemented through vocational schools which are in economic crisis. They are offered the western “consensus” – competence‐based training systems and the introduction of common or “core” skills. However, in introducing these methods, approaches and concepts, fundamental...

...S.A. Barker This paper presents an experimental study that examined the effects of cross‐cultural instruction on the interpersonal job skills of students in secondary vocational programs. The findings indicated that students receiving the cross‐cultural instruction had significantly higher...

... are attributable to different types of skills acquired during the training process. The three outcomes in question are: whether an individual gains more confidence at the workplace; whether an individual obtains a qualification; and whether an individual quits the company at which the training took place...

...Patricia Moriarty; Finian Buckley The use of teams in the workplace is an accepted facet of current working life. Training is undertaken with a view to equipping students for the eventual transition to a workplace which demands the social scientific skills of being an active, contributing, co...

...Fred Scharf; Jim Bell “Live” client‐sponsored projects have been recognised as a useful pedagogic technique in management education. They enable students to apply theoretical concepts in practice and allow them to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies required for future business...