..., providing a novel comparative analysis of different employment types and highlighting the unique challenges and outcomes related to educational attainment and earnings. Education Dabblers Wage Higher education Earnings Human capital Self-employed UK The classification of workers typically...

...Helen Philippa Narelle Hughes; Maria Mouratidou; William E. Donald Purpose Drawing on human capital theory and sustainable career theory, this paper aims to explore the impact of undertaking an industrial placement on the “Great Eight” competencies as perceived by university students and line...

...Rebecca C. Padgett; William E. Donald Purpose Drawing on human capital and sustainable career theory, this paper aims to explore university students' views regarding their self-perceived employability following participation in a mandatory module titled “The Global Marketing Professional...

... 05 2020 25 06 2020 24 07 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Value of undergraduate education Human capital Employability Competences STEM education Liberal arts education For several decades, there has...

... 25 10 2019 16 12 2019 29 01 2020 21 02 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only STEM graduates Workforce skills Aerospace and defense industry Human capital Stem workforce Manufacturing industry One...

...Maria Jakubik Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case about the emergence of human capital (HC) during the master thesis as a work-based learning project. Design/methodology/approach The case study uses data from 107 master’s students 2007–2011 and feedback from 91 managers...

...-specific human capital for a local enterprise” (Micklewright, 1999). Furthermore, access to higher education was rationed in order to encourage students to select vocational curricula directly after graduation from high school (Brunello et al., 2010). As a result, most students had to continue...