Labor market, work and economic development policy visions in many developed countries have been dominated in recent years by a fixation on skills. However, skill and skill development alone is not enough to harmonize societies, transform economies, galvanize organizations, and fulfil individuals.ย ย
Beyond Skill: Institutions, Organisations and Human Capability
โ Scribed by Jane Bryson (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 243
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Beyond Skill โ An Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Exploring Social Arrangements for Developing Human Capability....Pages 11-31
The Political Economy of Work and Skill in Australia: Insights From Recent Applied Research....Pages 32-57
The Future of Low Paid Work in Europe and the US....Pages 58-78
New Ways of Working: Changing Labour Markets in 21st Century New Zealand....Pages 79-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Recent Research on Workplace Learning and its Implications for National Skills Policies Across the OECD....Pages 105-126
High-Performance Work Systems and Employee Well-being in New Zealand....Pages 127-153
Developing the Next Generation: Employer-Led Channels for Education Employment Linkages....Pages 154-175
Unions, Workers and Developing Human Capability: A Social Psychological Perspective....Pages 176-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
A Framework for Developing Human Capability at Work....Pages 199-226
Back Matter....Pages 227-232
โฆ Subjects
Management; Organization; Human Resource Management; Behavioral/Experimental Economics
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