Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 25 Issue 9

Competency models: are self‐perceptions accurate enough?

Bo Hansson

This study examines the accuracy of individual perceptions (self‐estimates) of acquired competence. A concept of relative competence is introduced to account for variation in…

Future challenges for human resource development professionals in European learning‐oriented organisations

Dirk Buyens, Karen Wouters, Koen Dewettinck

Within the scope of the Targeted Socio‐Economic Research (TSER) project (1998‐2000), that aimed to examine new human resource development (HRD) initiatives in learning‐oriented…

Harnessing the talents of a “loose and baggy monster”

Jan Myers, Ruth Sacks

Much of the research and dialogue around the voluntary sector is around the economics and identity of the sector. Its relationship with clients, suppliers and government has…

Development in the learning factory: training human capital

Harry Barton, Rick Delbridge

Examines innovation, labour and human resource management in contemporary manufacturing. Case study data are presented from automotive plants in the USA and the UK. Reports on the…

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