The determinants of work-related training in Britain in 1995 and the implications of employer size

Applied Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 451-463

  Harris, Richard I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; LABOR STANDARDS; TRAINING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032767992     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368499324165     Document Type: Article

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