.... Originality/value The paper demonstrates the importance of training with regard to global competitiveness positions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Training management Employees development Competitiveness motive Cross‐country Employee training Motivation Scoreboard The impact...

... Germany Unemployment Labour market Training management Evaluation of active labour market programmes Training programmes Wage subsidies Propensity score matching In Germany, considerable funds are devoted to active labor market programs that should support the integration of unemployed...

... as “the single most important place for acquiring job skills” (Pischke, 2001). Vocational training Training management Pay Gender Economic growth Germany This, together with rising levels of unemployment in both Eastern and West Germany, continuing subsidies for Eastern German regions...