Enterprise‐level training in developing countries: do international standards matter?*

Blunch, Niels‐Hugo; Castro, Paula Felício Drummond de

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2419.2007.00284.x

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“…It is urgent that these and related areas are subject to further research, because VET is crucial to social inclusion and possibly also to economic growth. This is particularly the case in developing countries (Blunch & Castro, 2007). VET, as we know it, is a response to challenges posed during the Second Industrial Revolution.…”

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Vocational education and training – an engine for economic growth and a vehicle for social inclusion?

Nilsson

2010

Int J Training Development

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Vocational education and training (VET) has in recent years enjoyed a revival for two major reasons. Firstly, it is regarded as a suitable means of promoting economic growth. Secondly, it is seen as a potentially powerful tool for fostering social inclusion. In this review, these assumed effects are critically examined on the basis of the vastly expanding literature in the field. Evidence of the productivity-enhancing effects of VET at company level is quite solid, but evidence of the effect on overall economic growth is far from conclusive. The effects on social inclusion are uncertain because reform of VET systems has not been sufficient and because it has proved difficult to bring about the necessary institutional change. The review identifies policy implications and makes some suggestions for future research.

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Vocational education and training – an engine for economic growth and a vehicle for social inclusion?

Nilsson

2010

Int J Training Development

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“…For example, one of the basic requirements to become ISO 14000 certified is to provide job-appropriate employee training (ISO, 1996), and several authors have shown that ISO certification is an important determinant of training efforts within the organization (Blunch & Castro, 2007;Ramus & Steger, 2000). Training is typically provided to over half of the firm's employees, with some firms training over 95 per cent of their staff (Corbett & Luca, 2002).…”

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Environmental standards and labor productivity: Understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability

2012

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Summary In the last decade, a rising number of firms have adopted voluntary international environmental management and product standards, such as the international ISO 14001 management standard or organic certification. Although emerging research analyzes the impact of these standards on environmental and financial performance, there is to our knowledge no empirical research on how they affect the productivity of employees. In this paper, we investigate the direct relationship between environmental standards and labor productivity, as well as two mediating mechanisms through which environmental standards influence labor productivity: employee training and enhanced interpersonal contacts within the firm. Our empirical results, based on a French employer–employee survey from 5220 firms, reveal that firms that have adopted environmental standards enjoy a one standard deviation higher labor productivity than firms that have not adopted such standards. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…7) argued that ''ISO supports the decision making processes regarding application and evaluation of new technologies, provides knowledge about regulations and consumer criteria on foreign markets, facilitates transfer of technology, and the adaptation of products and services to global requirements.'' In their five country study, they note export intensive firms (i.e., firms that export 10% or more of sales) are much more likely to be engaged with ISO certification (Blunch & Castro, 2005). 7.…”

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“…6. Blunch and Castro (2005, p. 7) argued that ''ISO supports the decision making processes regarding application and evaluation of new technologies, provides knowledge about regulations and consumer criteria on foreign markets, facilitates transfer of technology, and the adaptation of products and services to global requirements.''…”

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The Determinants of Nicaraguan Nonagricultural Exporters: A Firm-Level Perspective

Pisani

2015

Latin American Business Review

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Nicaragua, as a small emerging market with a challenging history of economic and political turmoil, is understudied within the international business context. Utilizing the World Bank's 2010 Nicaragua Enterprise Survey, this article explores which nonagricultural Nicaraguan firms are best suited to export. Important findings include firm location, firm size, ownership composition, performance, firm industry, firm quality programs, and firm origin in the informal sector. These findings are discussed within the Nicaraguan context. RESUMEN.Nicaragua, un pequeño mercado emergente con una desafiante trayectoria llena de agitacio´n polı´tica y econo´mica, estaś iendo estudiada dentro del contexto de los negocios internacionales. Con base en la Encuesta Empresarial de Nicaragua 2010 del Banco Mundial (World Bank's 2010 Nicaragua Enterprise Survey), este estudio analiza cuales son las empresas no-agrı´colas más adecuadas a exportar. Los hallazgos importantes incluyen: la ubicacio´n de la empresa, su tamaño, su composicio´n societaria, desempeño, ramo industrial en que opera, sus programas de calidad, y su origen en el sector informal. Estos hallazgos se esta´n discutiendo dentro del contexto nicaragüense. RESUMO.A Nicarágua, um pequeno mercado emergente com uma desafiadora e conturbada histo´ria polı´tica e econômica, eé studada no contexto de nego´cios internacionais. Com base no 2010 Nicaragua Enterprise Survey do Banco Mundial, o presente trabalho analisa quais empresas nicaraguenses não agrı´colas estão mais adequadas à exportação. Achados importantes incluem: localização da empresa, tamanho da empresa, composição societária, desempenho, setor da empresa, programas de qualidade da empresa e origem da empresa no setor informal. Esses achados são debatidos no contexto nicaraguense.

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Enterprise‐level training in developing countries: do international standards matter?*

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Vocational education and training – an engine for economic growth and a vehicle for social inclusion?

Vocational education and training – an engine for economic growth and a vehicle for social inclusion?

Environmental standards and labor productivity: Understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability

The Determinants of Nicaraguan Nonagricultural Exporters: A Firm-Level Perspective

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