Work-related ability as source of information advantages of training employers.

Autor/inn/en	Mohrenweiser, Jens; Wydra-Sommaggio, Gaby; Zwick, Thomas
Institution	Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
Titel	Work-related ability as source of information advantages of training employers. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Arbeitsbezogene Fähigkeiten als Informationsvorsprung für Ausbildungsbetriebe.
Quelle	Mannheim (2015), 38 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	ZEW discussion paper. 15-057
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Kognitive Kompetenz; Auszubildender; Information Retrieval; Saarland; Ausbildung; Personalauswahl; Berufsanfänger; Leistungsbeurteilung; Kognitive Kompetenz; Absolvent; Arbeitsverhalten; Lohnhöhe; Übernahme; Ausbildungsbetrieb; Quote; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsertrag; Leistungsbeurteilung; Soziales Verhalten; Lohnhöhe; Personalauswahl; Ausbildung; Arbeitsverhalten; Ausbildungsbetrieb; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Quote; Übernahme; Absolvent; Auszubildender; Berufsanfänger; Information Retrieval; Saarland
Abstract	This paper addresses the puzzle how employers that invest in general human capital can gain an information advantage with respect to the ability of their employees when training is certified by credible external institutions. We apply an established model from the employer-learning literature and distinguish between two ability dimensions: cognitive and work-related ability. We apply this model to the German apprenticeship system and show that cognitive ability certified by external institutions at that the end of apprenticeship training can be signalled to outside employers. Apprenticeship graduates however cannot signal their work-related ability - measured by a small voluntary bonus paid by the training employer - to the outside market. We therefore show that the information advantage on work-related ability explains that training employers can positively select the apprentices they retain. As a consequence, this information advantage induces employers to invest in certified and transferable human capital. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2016/1