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Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training 2017 Edition by Chris Warhurst, Ken Mayhew, David Finegold, John Buchanan
Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment and management. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organisations and nations? How are the supply and - more importantly - the utilisation of skill - current evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an authoritative consideration of issues such these. It does so by drawing on experts in a wide range of disciplines including sociology, economics, labour/industrial relations, human resource management, education, and geography. The Handbook is relevant for all with an interest in the changing nature, and future, of work, employment and management. It draws on the latest scholarly insights to shed new light on all the major issues concerning skills and trainingtoday. While written primarily by leading scholars in the field it is equally relevant to policy makers and practitioners responsible for shaping the development of human capability today and into the future. Table of contents : - INTRODUCTION; SECTION I: CONCEPTS, DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENTS OF SKILL; SECTION II: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE SKILLS; SECTION III: SKILLS DEMAND AND DEPLOYMENT; SECTION IV: SKILL OUTCOMES; SECTION V: DIFFERING SKILL SYSTEMS: THE LEVELS OF DETERMINATION; SECTION VI: DIFFERING SKILL SYSTEMS: THE DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY; SECTION VII: CURRENT CHALLENGES