Using mixed method approach in measuring effects of training in firms: Case study of the European Social Fund support.

Autor: Pelucha M; University of Economics, Prague, Faculty of Economics, Department of Regional studies, nam. W. Churchilla 4, 130 67, Praha 3, Czech Republic. Electronic address: pelucham@vse.cz., Kveton V; Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Albertov 6, 128 43, Praha 2, Czech Republic., Potluka O; University of Basel, Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS), Steinengraben 22, 4051, Basel, Switzerland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Evaluation and program planning [Eval Program Plann] 2019 Apr; Vol. 73, pp. 146-155. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.12.008
Abstrakt: Public support of training in firms corresponds to the long-term importance of the quality of human capital in the competitiveness of firms and nations. Thus, the EU supports such training via the European Social Fund (ESF). The evaluation community evaluates the support by using either qualitative or quantitative methods. The simultaneous application of these two approaches is rare. The purpose of this paper is to combine quantitative (counterfactual impact evaluation) and qualitative (qualitative comparative analysis) methods in order to fill the methodological gap. Based on the combination of both approaches, it explores their strengths, complementarity and disadvantages to evaluate public support for employee training in the Czech Republic. The combination of methods makes it possible to identify not only the impacts but also their causes. Linking the ESF support to corporate competitiveness is crucial for demonstrating the effectiveness of public spending.
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