When Do Companies Train Low-Skilled Workers? The Role of Institutional Arrangements at the Company and Sectoral Level
| Autor: | Philip Wotschack |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Labour economics Economics Personalpolitik education niedrig Qualifizierter IAB Establishment Panel waves 2011 and 2013 Federal Republic of Germany Personalwesen Affect (psychology) low qualified worker Management of Technology and Innovation Health care ddc:330 Organizational theory Human Resources Management Berufsforschung Berufssoziologie Human resources Low skilled personnel policy Occupational Research Occupational Sociology business.industry workers' representation Wirtschaft General Business Management and Accounting Bundesrepublik Deutschland berufliche Weiterbildung participation in education Manufacturing sector advanced vocational education Business Arbeitnehmervertretung Bildungsbeteiligung Organizational level |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Industrial Relations |
| Popis: | The article investigates how institutional arrangements at the organizational and sectoral level affect the likelihood and size of employer investments in continuing training for low‐skilled workers in Germany. By building on comparative political economy and organizational theory, hypotheses are derived and tested. Regression analysis based on the IAB Establishment Survey (waves 2011 and 2013) shows evidence that the training participation of low‐skilled workers is related to institutional differences between sectors and organizations. At the organizational level, structures of employee representation and formalized [human resource] HR policies are positively associated with higher rates of training participation among low‐skilled workers. Moreover, there is evidence that low‐skilled workers benefit in organizational clusters that are characterized by structures of employee representation, formalized HR practices, and bargaining coverage. At the sectoral level, this study finds evidence that low‐skilled workers in the health care and manufacturing sector are more likely to receive continuing training. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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