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Employee development programmes: The US auto approach

Philip James (Middlesex University Business School, London, UK)

Personnel Review

ISSN: 0048-3486

Article publication date: 1 April 1996

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Abstract

Discusses the nature of employee development programmes (EDPs) and the use made of them by UK employers; examines the structure and operation of similar schemes developed jointly by management and union in the “big three” US car companies. Argues that these US EDP schemes, through their use of jointly controlled funds and joint training centres, are better integrated with broader industrial relations and human resource policies. Further suggests that such a joint approach can provide a way of maximizing the potential benefits of EDPs.

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James, P. (1996), "Employee development programmes: The US auto approach", Personnel Review, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489610110078

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MCB UP Ltd

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