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Training for productivity 9 April 2001
By Leo Maglen, Sonnie Hopkins, Gerald Burke

Is spending on training personnel worthwhile? Many of the firms in the research reported here… Show more

Is spending on training personnel worthwhile? Many of the firms in the research reported here believed so; and what is more, results in manufacturing (footwear, wire products) suggest that it delivered sizeable returns in labour productivity. Importantly, findings support the view that firms should be undertaking long-term strategic planning, not just targeting day-to-day problems. The research Show less