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 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816431)

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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.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:74783
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    19 October 2020
    Published
    19 October 2020
    Published Online
    14 September 2020
    Accepted
    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:24 Jul 2022 02:35
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74783
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