Ed465 099 - Social Capital and Retraining Policies

by Peter Cappelli

The question of why some employers opt to lay off current workers and hire new workers with different skills while other employers retrain and retain their workers was examined. First, the literature on employer-provided training and the role of social capital in the workplace was reviewed. Next, data from a 1994 national employers survey of firms in the manufacturing sector with more than 100 employees (of the 4,633 eligible establishments contacted,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1287700683
• ISBN13: 9781287700685
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"