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Sutherland Olsen, Dorothy – European Journal of Education, 2016
The relationship between learning and innovation has been a central theme in studies of innovation (Fagerberg et al., 2005, Borras & Edquist, 2014, Lundvall & Johnsen, 1994). Studies of the workplace have also claimed a relationship between skills or training and a firm's ability to innovate (Toner, 2011). Recent studies of innovation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Educational Innovation, Workplace Learning
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Smith, Erica; Smith, Andrew; Smith, Chris Selby – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the employment and training of mature-aged workers, so that suggestions for improving training for mature-aged workers may be offered. Design/methodology/approach: Six expert interviews were carried out by telephone, and three case studies involving company site visits were completed. Each company case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Adults, Blue Collar Occupations