Training and performance in SMEs : empirical evidence from large-scale data from the UK
Idris, Bochra and Saridakis, George and Johnstone, Stewart (2020) Training and performance in SMEs : empirical evidence from large-scale data from the UK. Journal of Small Business Management. ISSN 0047-2778
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Abstract
This article examines the link between training and (perceived) actual/intended performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. We use the UK’s 2015 Small Business Survey containing large-scale data from more than 15,000 owner-managers of SMEs. Using the ordered probit analysis to test our hypothesis, we find that there is a positive and significant relationship between training and SMEs’ performance. When differentiating between training according to its type, we find that on-the-job and off-the-job training are positively and significantly related to performance; however, when these types of training are received simultaneously, the combined association becomes stronger than their individual effects.
Creators(s): | Idris, Bochra, Saridakis, George and Johnstone, Stewart; | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 74783 |
Keywords: | off-the-job training, on-the-job training, perceived actual performance, intended performance, Management. Industrial Management, Business, Management and Accounting(all), Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management |
Department: | Strathclyde Business School > Work, Organisation and Employment |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 03 Dec 2020 14:14 |
Last modified: | 21 Jan 2021 12:32 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74783 |
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