Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 26 Issue 7

SMEs and electronic commerce: a departure from the traditional prioritisation of training?

Helen Barry, Brigid Milner

The strong presence of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is a key feature of the Irish economy. The sector is considered to be a crucial factor in the nation’s competitive…

Developing export management competencies and skills among undergraduate business students

Fred Scharf, Jim Bell

“Live” client‐sponsored projects have been recognised as a useful pedagogic technique in management education. They enable students to apply theoretical concepts in practice and…

Best practices of ICT workforce management – a comparable research initiative in Finland

Johanna Holm, Satu Lähteenmäki, Hannu Salmela, Reima Suomi, Arto Suominen, Maarit Viljanen

This paper describes a project which investigates the human resource management practices that are being used in managing information professionals in ICT companies or ICT…

Changes in training, performance management and communication issues among Greek firms in the 1990s: intercountry and intracountry comparisons

Nancy Papalexandris, John Chalikias

Based on evidence from the Cranet survey this paper examines the progress in the practice of HRM in Greek organizations, comparing results from 1992 to those of the 1999 survey…

Developments in the market for client‐based management education

Christopher Prince

This article explores the growing popularity and importance of client‐based management education. The article argues that an increasing number of UK organisations are seeking to…