Open AccessThe Training's A-Comin' In: An Analysis of Training Decision Using Microdata
Author(s) -
Geoff Mason,
Penny Mok,
Peter Nunns,
Phillip M. Stevens,
Jason Timmins
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
labour, employment and work in new zealand
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2463-2600
DOI - 10.26686/lew.v0i0.1691
Subject(s) - microdata (statistics) , training (meteorology) , suite , computer science , business , medicine , population , physics , environmental health , archaeology , meteorology , census , history
In this paper we utilise a speciallydesigned survey, the Business Strategy and Skills (BSS) module of the Business Operations Survey 2008 (BOS 2008) to investigate the determinants and intensity of training in three aspects: training of new staff; training of existing staff changing roles and the training of existing staff for their existing roles. We examine both the probability and intensity of each type of training as a function of the external and internal skill gaps as well as a suite of other variables including the firms’ size, previous performance, its ownership, its competitive environment and the occupational breakdown of its staff.