A case where size matters: a preliminary investigation into the institutionalisation of skill formation and firm size

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For the last three decades there has been a tendency in most of the older industrial countries to see SMEs as 'failing' to invest in training. More recently, there have voices which have questioned this belief, not least from within the small business community. This is part of a wider realisation that SMEs are different from the larger enterprises when it comes to the use and value of formal training courses. This paper examines the issue in more detail. It argues that as organisations grow ...

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Authors: Ashton, D; Sung, J; Raddon, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)
• Series: SKOPE Research Paper
• Place of publication: http://www.skope.ox.ac.uk/publications
• Publication date: 2005-01-01
• ISSN: 1466-1535
• Paper number: 60, Autumn 2005
• Language: English
• Keywords: SMEs; skill formation
• Subjects: Vocational and professional learning; Education