Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar
In the knowledge-based global economy of the 21st century, investment in human capital will be critical in ensuring business survival and competitiveness. Yet, as we approach the new millennium, it is often frustrating to observe that while small businesses continue to complain of skills gaps, commi...
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| description | In the knowledge-based global economy of the 21st century, investment in human capital will be critical in ensuring business survival and competitiveness. Yet, as we approach the new millennium, it is often frustrating to observe that while small businesses continue to complain of skills gaps, committing resources to training has never featured prominently on their agenda. This study sets out to explore this apparent paradox. In particular, the attitudes of small business owners-managers are analysed since it is their ethos and perspective that is critical in determining the strategic direction of training within their firms. The sample constitutes 144 UK firms. |
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| spelling | oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:114272016-11-29T08:14:22Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11427/ Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar jibe Mukhtar, Syeda-Masooda Small business. Medium-sized business Executives Training of employees. Employer-supported education In the knowledge-based global economy of the 21st century, investment in human capital will be critical in ensuring business survival and competitiveness. Yet, as we approach the new millennium, it is often frustrating to observe that while small businesses continue to complain of skills gaps, committing resources to training has never featured prominently on their agenda. This study sets out to explore this apparent paradox. In particular, the attitudes of small business owners-managers are analysed since it is their ethos and perspective that is critical in determining the strategic direction of training within their firms. The sample constitutes 144 UK firms. Faculty of Business and Management ; UiTM Press 2000 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11427/1/AJ_SYEDA%20MASOODA%20MUKHTAR%20JIBE%2000.pdf Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar. (2000) Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_International_Business,_Economics_and_Entrepreneurship_=28JIBE=29/>, 8 (2). pp. 113-131. ISSN 0128-7494 https://jibe.uitm.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | Small business. Medium-sized business Executives Training of employees. Employer-supported education Mukhtar, Syeda-Masooda Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar |
| title | Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar |
| title_full | Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar |
| title_fullStr | Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar |
| title_short | Lack of committment or lack of resources? Owner-managers' attitudes towards training provision within the UK small firms / Syeda-Masooda Mukhtar |
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| topic | Small business. Medium-sized business Executives Training of employees. Employer-supported education |
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