Competence Development in the Workplace: Concepts, Strategies and Effects
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5 There is today a widespread belief in the importance of devoting resources to education and other forms of competence development as a key factor behind productivity development, innovative capacity and competitiveness. This standpoint is not only an outflow of policy discussions about knowledge or learning economies, but has also received considerable support from research (e.g. Lorenz & Lundvall, 2006). 1 In line with this view on the importance of education for growth and competitiveness, companies have in recent years devoted substantial resources to competence
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تاریخ انتشار 2008