Search for dissertations about: "importance of on the job training"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words importance of on the job training.
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1. Long-term unemployment scarring and the role of labour market policies : The case of Sweden in the 1990s
Abstract : The experience of unemployment puts individuals at risk of long-term negative scarring and the longer the unemployment spell, the greater the risk of negative scarring. In Sweden, labour market policies aim at reducing such risks in the form of unemployment benefits, active matching and active labour market policy programmes (ALMPs). READ MORE
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2. Motives matter : Intrinsic motivation in work learning and labor market performance
Abstract : This dissertation examines the importance of individual work motivation for two crucial dimensions of inequality: work learning and labor market performance. The first dimension relates to learning activities at work, and the second to wage attainment and knowledge-oriented task assignment. READ MORE
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3. Schooling, work experience and earnings : a study of determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting
Abstract : The aim of the study is: (1) to investigate determinants of earnings in a Third World corporate setting; (2) to estimate the relative importance of these determinants; (3) to compare the determinants between different sectors; and (4) to provide some evidence concerning the validity of a number of economic theories. A Third World country (Liberia) and a corporate setting (LAMCO) are described. READ MORE
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4. Ergonomics for the improvement of health and safety of female workers in industrially developing countries
Abstract : The thesis presents the results of an ergonomics survey which contains eleven studies in five different industries of Thailand and four different industries of Japan (Papers A to K). The aims of the studies were; (i) to identify priority problems of female workers in different industries from ergonomic points of view; (ii) to analyze and investigate these problems; (iii) to examine the ergonomics intervention practices at work places; and iv) to develop a practical method for appropriate ergonomics interventions at work for improving health and safety of female workers, particularly in industrially developing countries. READ MORE
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5. Literacy proficiency, earnings, and recurrent training : a ten country comparative study
Abstract : The purpose of the study is to theorise on participation in recurrent training and to estimate a statistical model. The main focus is the links between latent variables, such as observed skills based on literacy proficiency, firm size, literacy practices at work and at home, and other latent correlates, such as educational attainment, labour force status, experience, occupational status and earnings. READ MORE
