Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 23 Issue 1
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An assessment of foreign language training for English‐speaking exporters
W.M. ClarkeReports on a study of Irish exporting companies aimed at discovering the extent to which they use foreign languages in conducting their export business and discusses the…
A commentary by Chinese hotel workers on the value of vocational education
Jeremy R. Huyton, Anthony IngoldThe “open‐door” policy started by the late Deng Xiao Ping has not only been maintained since his death but under the new Chinese leadership it has been encouraged even further…
Managerial effectiveness in small enterprises: implications for HRD
Juliet MacMahon, Eamonn MurphyThe vast majority of indigenous Irish enterprises can be classed as small (less than 50 employees). Latest figures from the census of industrial production indicate a figure of 90…
Small firm organisational learning: comparing the perceptions of need and style among UK support service advisors and small firm managers
Ian Chaston, Beryl Badger, Eugene Sadler‐SmithIt is increasingly the case that within the academic literature, firms seeking to survive in rapidly changing and/or highly competitive markets are being advised to consider…