Between vocational education and training centres and companies: study of their relations under the regional innovation system approach

Rodríguez-Soler, Joan; Icart, Ignasi Brunet

doi:10.1080/0158037x.2017.1343239

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“…The VET system helps companies to institutionalize such internal and external forms of learning (Deissinger 2015;Wieland 2015) and ensures a constant flow of knowledge within the organization (i.e. between employees) and across organizational boundaries from the institutions of the VET system to individual business establishments (Hodge and Smith 2019;Lund and Karlsen 2020;Porto Gómez et al 2018;Rodríguez-Soler and Icart 2018;Rupietta et al 2021;Rupietta and Backes-Gellner 2019). Hence, VET in knowledge economies such as Germany, Norway or Switzerland fosters knowledge dissemination and related innovation activities at the company level (Powell and Snellman 2004;Proeger 2020).…”

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“…These approaches emphasize the importance of incremental and process innovation linked to manufacturing activities (Hervas-Oliver et al 2014;Trippl 2011;Trott and Simms 2017) and accentuate the role of vocationally trained workers (as opposed to scientific personnel) in this process (Albizu et al 2017;Brunet Icart and Rodríguez-Soler 2017;Thomä 2017). These insights have recently prompted the emergence of a number of studies arguing that the participation of businesses in the VET system fosters firm-level innovativeness (Lund and Karlsen 2020;Porto Gómez et al 2018;Rodríguez-Soler and Icart 2018;Rupietta et al 2021;Rupietta and Backes-Gellner 2019). The example of VET with its strong emphasis on person-embodied knowhow and experience-based learning therefore vividly illustrates how important tacit skills continue to be in the knowledge economy (Balconi 2002;Thomä 2017).…”

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Does Initial Vocational Training Foster Innovativeness at the Company Level? Evidence from German Establishment Data

Matthies,

Haverkamp,

Thomä

et al. 2024

J Knowl Econ

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While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on firm-level innovation, empirical evidence on the subject remains scarce. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German companies to estimate the association between firms' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. The results based on linear probability models and entropy balancing show that the relationship between VET activity and innovation are more ambiguous than often postulated. Overall, the participation in initial VET has virtually no effect on radical product innovation. However, a positive association between VET activities and incremental product innovation or process innovation is found in the case of microenterprises with fewer than 10 employees. From this, we conclude that participation in the VET system primarily promotes the innovation and learning conditions of very small training enterprises. The paper concludes with implications for policy and research.

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Does Initial Vocational Training Foster Innovativeness at the Company Level? Evidence from German Establishment Data

Matthies,

Haverkamp,

Thomä

et al. 2024

J Knowl Econ

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“…No specific method has been universally accepted as the best for analyzing and assessing RISs. Different authors have used a broad range of approaches to study RISs; among these approaches are participatory evaluation, network analysis, cluster analysis, data envelopment analysis, qualitative content analysis, case studies, regression models and comparative studies (Stejskal et al , 2018; Avilés-Sacoto et al , 2020; Rodríguez-Soler and Brunet Icart, 2018; Fernández-Serrano et al , 2019; Kofler et al , 2018; Berman et al , 2020; Gasparin and Quinn, 2020; Teng and Chen, 2019; Hajek et al , 2019). Wang et al conducted a thorough review of the literature on RISs and based on their findings, identified four approaches that have been developed to analyze RISs: the structural approach, the functional approach, the effectiveness approach and the triple helix approach.…”

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Comprehensive evaluation of Iranian regional innovation system (RIS) performance using analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

Sadabadi

Rad

Fartash

2021

JSTPM

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Purpose This study aims to to provide a model based on the context and conditions of the regions in Iran for monitoring regional innovation systems (RISs). Design/methodology/approach In the first stage, after reviewing the literature, interviewing the experts, and then thematic analyzing the content of the obtained data, initial Dimensions and indicators were identified. Then, a fuzzy Delphi technique and a seven-scale questionnaire were used to test the results and expert opinion. Finally, after the extraction and correction of the indicators to evaluate the RISs, a comprehensive model was identified in 5 dimensions, 16 indicators and 176 sub-indicators. In the next step, the importance weights of the main 16 indicators were determined using the analytic hierarchy process method. Findings The proposed RIS assessment model consists of firms’ behavior and regional interactions, economy, human capital, innovative outputs, locational features, that each dimension has its own indicators and sub-indicators, each one is discussed in the paper. Originality/value The research contribution is that the proposed RIS model of this research is the first model that is appropriate to the context of Iran.

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“…With regard to the former, they expect VET students to be potential mediators of knowledge diffusion stemming from vocational education institutions. This may explain the finding of Rupietta and Backes-Gellner (2019) that the effects on innovation are stronger in smaller firms, given thatmostly at the level of regional innovation systems -SMEs are probably profiting most from the VET system's important function in terms of knowledge diffusion (Lund and Karlsen 2020;Porto Gómez, Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, and Aguirre Larrakoetxea 2018;Rodríguez-Soler and Icart 2018). Regarding the second driver, according to Hodge and Smith (2019), initial VET can lead to improved day-to-day organizational practices in training firms (including changes in workplace organization, new organizational methods etc.)…”

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confidence: 98%

“…In recent years, the question of the role that vocational education and training (VET) potentially plays for innovation has gained increasing attention in scholarly research (e.g. Barabasch and Keller 2020;Hodge and Smith 2019;Lund and Karlsen 2020;Porto Gómez, Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, and Aguirre Larrakoetxea 2018;Rodríguez-Soler and Icart 2018;Rupietta and Backes-Gellner 2019;Rupietta, Meuer, and Backes-Gellner 2021). Regarding the role of VET institutions in this context, for example, it has been empirically shown that they provide an important contribution to the functioning of regional innovation systems (Lund and Karlsen 2020;Porto Gómez, Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, and Aguirre Larrakoetxea 2018;Rodríguez-Soler and Icart 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

A hidden source of innovation? Revisiting the impact of initial vocational training on technological innovation

Matthies

Thomä

Bizer

2023

Journal of Vocational Education & Training

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While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the topic remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German companies to estimate the relationship between firms' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. Our results show that the direct effects of initial VET on technological innovation in small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) are on average quite weak. If at all, a training firm's initial VET activities are associated with production innovation activities and not with process innovation. Larger effects can only be observed in case of microenterprises with fewer than ten employees. In these firms, initial VET is associated with a higher probability of (local) new-to-market product innovation if it is accompanied by changes in organizational processes that support individual learning and knowledge creation. We conclude from this finding that the knowledge diffusion function of the VET system primarily holds relevance for the smallest of the training companies and that initial VET is only positively related to technological innovation when it goes along with organizational learning in the training company.

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Between vocational education and training centres and companies: study of their relations under the regional innovation system approach

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Does Initial Vocational Training Foster Innovativeness at the Company Level? Evidence from German Establishment Data

Does Initial Vocational Training Foster Innovativeness at the Company Level? Evidence from German Establishment Data

Comprehensive evaluation of Iranian regional innovation system (RIS) performance using analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

A hidden source of innovation? Revisiting the impact of initial vocational training on technological innovation

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