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Contemporary Challenges in Social Science Management: Skills Gaps and Shortages in the Labour Market
ISBN: 978-1-83753-171-4, eISBN: 978-1-83753-170-7
ISSN: 1569-3759
Publication date: 15 April 2024
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(2024), "Index", Thake, A.M., Sood, K., Özen, E. and Grima, S. (Ed.) Contemporary Challenges in Social Science Management: Skills Gaps and Shortages in the Labour Market (Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, Vol. 112B), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1569-37592024000112B013
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Copyright © 2024 Anne Marie Thake, Kiran Sood, Ercan Özen and Simon Grima
INDEX
Absorptive capacity
, 124
Academic institutions
, 60
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
, 108
Apprentices Act of 1961
, 57
Archival Data Analysis
, 142
Artificial intelligence (AI)
, 4, 89, 105, 154
Aspirational Districts Program
, 57
Automation
, 104, 154
Banking consumers
, 24
Banking services
, 24
Big data
, 97
Big Data Analytics
, 154
Bigrams
, 76, 79–81
Blackboard
, 138
Blended learning
, 140
Blue-collar sector
, 11
Budget restraints
, 11
Business
, 2–3, 154
innovation
, 129
organisations
, 61
planning
, 169–170
psychology
, 6
selection
, 168
start-up competitions
, 162
strategy
, 63
Business Strategy Game
, 162
Capital markets
, 33
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet)
, 93
Challenges
, 174
faced by SMEs in emerging economies
, 118–124
Chi-squared test
, 165–167
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
, 124
Chinese SMEs
, 122
Citizen development
, 97
Cloud access security brokers
, 97
Cloud computing
, 4
Cloud enterprise resource planning
, 97
Collaboration
, 64
Competencies
, 3, 102–103, 179
Competitiveness
, 7, 59
Competitor analysis phase
, 169
Computational linguistics
, 76
Computer-based learning (CBL)
, 136
Computer-based training (CBT)
, 136
Computer-mediated communication
, 137
Competencies
, 103
Consumer guidance
, 28
Continuing professional development (CPD)
, 51
Continuous learning
, 29
Continuous training and development
, 155
Correlations
, 79–81
County School Inspectorates (CSI)
, 72
COVID-19 pandemic
, 2, 94, 102, 137, 140, 143
Creative problem solving
, 60
Creative recruitment processes
, 95
Cryptography
, 76
Culture
, 7
Cybersecurity
, 4
Data analytics
, 4
Deloitte
, 142
Demand and supply theory
, 102
Descriptive analysis
, 76
bigrams and correlations
, 79–81
job distribution
, 77
jobs from industry
, 78
word cloud analysis
, 79
Developing countries
, 2
Developing talents
, 4
Development programs
, 8–9
Digital media137
Digital platform
, 137
Digital reskilling
, 103
Digital technologies
, 3–4
Digitalisation
, 109–110
Digitisation
, 103, 138
Discussion forums
, 137
Distance education
, 139
Distributed cloud systems
, 97
Document-term matrix (DTM)
, 75–76
Domestic economic recovery
, 57
E-contents
, 136
E-internships
, 64
E-learning systems
, 136
Economic development
, 48
Economy
, 3
Education
, 71, 138
(see also Financial education)
Educational institutions
, 140–141
Educational projects
, 32
Educational technology (Ed-Tech)
, 136
aim of study
, 138
hypothesis
, 141–142
methodology
, 142
platforms
, 137
research questions
, 141
results and analysis
, 142–150
review of literature
, 138–141
Educators
, 141
Emerging economies
, 116
Emotional & psychological states
, 176
Employees
, 154, 156
social skills
, 51
Employers
, 63, 156
Employment
, 3, 48, 70
data and methodology
, 75–76
descriptive analysis
, 76–84
literature review
, 71–74
transition from university to employment
, 73–74
Enactive mastery experience
, 176
Entrepreneurial leadership
, 127–128
Entrepreneurial skill development
, 167–170
Entrepreneurial Skill Sustainability Development Model (ESSD Model)
, 160
Entrepreneurship
, 122
Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP)
, 15
Experiential learning
, 160–161
constructs
, 161
entrepreneurial skill development
, 167–170
findings
, 167
literature review
, 162
research methodology
, 162–166
Financial education
, 24–25
benefits
, 34
causal relationship
, 32
importance of
, 30–34
well-being scale
, 30
literature review
, 26–30
results
, 35–40
Financial inclusion
, 25
Financial literacy
, 24–25, 28–30
Financial market recovery
, 33
Financial products
, 24–25
Financial resources
, 29
Financial well-being
, 25
Five-factor model of personality
, 174–176
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
, 53, 59, 64, 117
Frequency-inverse document frequency (tf-idf)
, 76
Functional competencies
, 103
Gameplay
, 162
Gamification
, 162
Global market
, 4
Globalisation
, 48, 52
Graduate employability
, 53–54
Green jobs
, 97
Green technology education
, 140
Growth domestic product (GDP)
, 106
Hard skills
, 7, 50–51
Hard talents
, 7
Higher education (HE)
, 70, 142
Highest demanded jobs
, 95
Home-based businesses (HBB)
, 124
Hospitality
, 103
Human capital theory
, 6
Human development index
, 178
Human reskilling
, 103
Human resource management (HRM)
, 6, 51
Hungarian SMEs
, 122, 129
Idea development
, 169
Inderscience
, 117
India Human Development Surveys I and II (IHDS)
, 16
India International Skill Centre (IISC)
, 14
Industry
, 50, 123
bidding
, 168
selection
, 168
Inequality
, 48
Informal learning
, 142
Information and communication technology (ICT)
, 121
Infrastructure and operations sectors (I&O sectors)
, 97
Innovative work behaviour (IWB)
, 127
International Labour Organization (ILO)
, 2, 4, 48
International Network on Financial Education (INFE)
, 26
International Skill Exchange Programs
, 14
Intrapersonal skills
, 64
Iranian SMEs
, 127
IT skill gaps
, 90
Jobs
, 50
descriptions
, 71
vacancies
, 92–93
K-12
, 142
Knowledge
, 117
knowledge-based global economy
, 9
Kuwaiti SMEs
, 124
Labour
, 2–3
Labour market
, 90
characteristics
, 90
reasons for shortage/rigidity in
, 94
and shortage
, 154–155
three-level market
, 90–91
Labour shortage
, 93–94, 109
impact of
, 94
Language
, 142
Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA)
, 76
Lean manufacturing
, 127
Learning management system (LMS)
, 146
Life-cycle approach
, 59
Literacy
, 28
Low-code platforms
, 97–98
Machine learning
, 154
Malaysian SMEs
, 121, 128
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
, 136
Mc Kinsey
, 142
Mentorship programs
, 9
Meta skilling
, 103
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME)
, 118–119, 124, 127
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
, 13, 56, 58
Mitigation strategies
, 97
Model Training Centers (MTCs)
, 13
Money Advice Service (MAS)
, 29
Multicloud technologies
, 97
n-gram
, 76
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
, 179
National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
, 179
National Education Policy 2020
, 160
National Occupational Skill Testing and Certification System
, 14
National Policy on Skill Development
, 56
National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment (PRONATEC)
, 16
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
, 13, 58
National Skill Development Mission (NSDM)
, 13
National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS)
, 15
National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)
, 11, 58
National Technology Initiative (NTI)
, 15
National Vocational Qualification System (NVQ System)
, 14
National Youth Service Program (NYSP)
, 15
New ICT jobs
, 103
No-code platforms
, 97–98
Not in employment, education, or training (NEET)
, 2, 71
Observational learning
, 175
Online certifications
, 142
Online education
, 137
benefits of
, 138
Online learning management systems (LMS)
, 8–9
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
, 26
Organisational culture and goals
, 63
Organisations
, 102, 108
Pandemic
, 137
Partnerships across ecosystem
, 156
Peer-to-peer training
, 9
Performance optimisation
, 88
Periodic training
, 63
Personal competencies
, 103
Personal traits
, 6
Place-based strategy
, 63
Policymakers
, 156
Poverty
, 48
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)
, 13
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
, 13
Pre-processing
, 75
Proactive skill development
, 63
Problem selection
, 168–169
Product market approach
, 63
Professional networking behaviour
, 63
Quasi-approaches
, 123
Reliability
, 163–165
Republic of Moldova
, 33, 35–36
Research and development (R&D)
, 121
Research gap
, 4
Reskilling
, 142
Romanian labour market
, 70
São Paulo Technology Park
, 16
School counselling
, 6
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
, 15, 128
Science Without Borders program
, 16
Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs)
, 15
Self-adequacy
, 174
Self-efficacy
, 174
five-factor model of personality
, 174–176
human development index
, 178
implications
, 178–179
sources
, 176–178
Self-employment
, 49
Single search algorithm
, 117
Situated learning theories
, 137
Skill development
, 2–3, 5, 48–50, 160
awareness, mindset, and perception issues
, 10–11
by Brazil
, 16
budget restraints
, 11
challenges
, 10–16, 53–55
critical issues
, 50–53
inadequate size, restricted potential
, 10
by India
, 13, 55–59
initiatives
, 12–16
issues with quality
, 11
mobility concerns
, 11
Skill India Mission
, 2
Skill shortages
, 88
highest demanded jobs
, 95
IT skill gaps
, 90
job vacancies
, 92–93
labour market
, 90–91
labour shortage
, 93–94
managing skill gap
, 96–98
skill gaps
, 88–89
worldwide talent shortage
, 96
Skilled employees
, 154
Skilled workers
, 56
Skills
, 5, 50, 102, 117
in demand
, 91–92
of entrepreneurship
, 160
management
, 61–62
set
, 50–51
skill-driven organisations
, 107–108
skills and labour requirements
, 155
soft
, 5–7
theories and models of
, 103–104
Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Policy
, 2015, 58
Skills gaps
, 48, 88–89, 102, 116–117, 155
conceptual framework
, 156–157
continuous training and development
, 155
hospitality and tourism industry skills
, 105–107
India
, 106
in IT sector
, 89
literature review
, 104–105
partnerships across ecosystem
, 156
Rwanda
, 106
skills and labour requirements
, 155
in SMEs in emerging economies
, 124–129
theories and models of skills
, 103–104
United Kingdom
, 106
United States
, 106–107
Skolkovo Innovation Center
, 15
Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
, 15
Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
, 93, 116
challenges
, 118–124
implications
, 130–131
research methodology
, 117–118
review of literature
, 118–124
skill gaps in SMEs in emerging economies
, 124–129
Social competencies
, 103
Social learning theory
, 7
Socialization–Externalization–Combination–Internalization Model (SECI Model)
, 5
Soft talent
, 5–6
Speech recognition
, 76
Startups
, 61
State-owned enterprise (SOEs)
, 122
Statista
, 142
Structural Topic Model (STM)
, 76
Systematic literature review
, 117
Talent
, 3, 102
shortage
, 96
Talent gap
, 155
continuous training and development
, 155
partnerships across ecosystem
, 156
skills and labour requirements
, 155
Teacher training
, 6
Teacher’s self-efficacy
, 177
Teaching and teaching quality through self-efficacy
, 178
Tech Innovation in education
, 137
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform (TVET Reform)
, 14–15
Technical skills
, 108
Technological skills
, 110
Technological unemployment
, 94
Technology
, 63
advancement
, 48
technology-enabled learning
, 137
Text analysis
, 70
algorithms
, 75
Three-level market
, 90–91
Times of India
, 160
Top-down approaches
, 54
Topic modelling
, 76
using LDA
, 81–82
using STM
, 82–84
Tourism
, 103
and hospitality industry
, 107–108
Traditional ‘human’ skills jobs
, 103
Traditional digital skills jobs in information and communication technology (ICT)
, 103
Training
, 61–62
Trait theory
, 7
‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ Program
, 58
Turkish SMEs
, 121–122
Unemployment
, 49
United Network of Influencers Furthering Inclusion and Ethnic Diversity
, 12
Unskilled labour
, 94
Upskilling
, 103
Urban Company
, 12–13
Urban Corporation
, 12–13
Verbal persuasion
, 176
Video conferencing applications
, 138
Virtual 3D classrooms
, 148
Virtual internships
, 64
Vocational Education and Training System (VET System)
, 14, 54, 63
Web-based training (WBT)
, 136
Word cloud analysis
, 79
‘Work from Home’ culture
, 143
Workforce
, 154
World Bank
, 26
World Economic Forum (WEF)
, 89
World Trade Organization (WTO)
, 4
World Wide Web (WWW)
, 137
Zoom
, 139, 143–144
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: Challenges and Opportunities for Skill Development in Developing Economies
- Chapter 2: Research on the Financial Education Level of the Banking Consumers in the Republic of Moldova
- Chapter 3: Developing Twenty-first Century Skills Among Youth: Opportunities and Challenges in Skill Development Across the Globe
- Chapter 4: The Transition from Higher Education to Employment in Romania: A Deep Understanding of the Job Market Using Text Analysis
- Chapter 5: Skill Shortages and Labour Market Rigidity: An International Outlook
- Chapter 6: Identifying the Skill Gap in the Workplace and Their Challenges in Hospitality and Tourism Organisations
- Chapter 7: Decoding the Challenges and Skill Gaps in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Emerging Economies: A Review and Research Agenda
- Chapter 8: Analysing the Advent and Growth of Ed-Tech Industry During and Post-Pandemic
- Chapter 9: Skill Development in Organisations: Conceptual Framework and Operational Strategies
- Chapter 10: ‘Experiential Learning’ A Corporate Change: Opportunities and Challenges on Gaps in Skill Development
- Chapter 11: An Analysis of Skill Gaps Created by Self-Efficacy among Teaching Fraternity
- Index