When do firms evaluate further training measures?

Autor/inn/en	Bächmann, Ann-Christin; Abraham, Martin; Huber, Martina
Titel	When do firms evaluate further training measures? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Wann evaluieren Unternehmen Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen?
Quelle	In: International journal of manpower, 40 (2019) 2, S. 190-210 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-7720; 1758-6577
DOI	10.1108/IJM-06-2017-0146
Schlagwörter	Bildungsmonitoring; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Qualitätsmanagement; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Qualitätsmanagement; Qualifizierungsmaßnahme; Betriebliche Weiterbildung; IAB-Weiterbildungspanel; Wirkungsforschung; Bildungsmonitoring
Abstract	"Increased investments in employee further training have resulted in a growing interest in ensuring and improving the quality of these measures. However, little is known about the operational decision to initiate an evaluation of further training. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate under which circumstances firms decide to evaluate training measures.; The study analyzes the evaluation decision of firms and external suppliers, and differentiates between internal and external further trainings. Theoretically, two goals of evaluations - monitoring and feedback - and their relevance for the decision makers are considered. Using a unique linked employer - employee data set, the study employs multi-level models to analyze three influencing factors on the evaluation decision: characteristics of the further training measure itself, the employees and the employers.; The results show that evaluation decisions are not based on general organizational practices but on case-by-case cost-benefit considerations. Interestingly, firms are more likely to evaluate internal further training measures than external ones. Therefore, evaluations seem to be more frequently used as a feedback instrument than for the purpose of monitoring. For external further training measures, firms seem to trust market mechanisms as a monitoring instrument, instead of conducting an internal evaluation.; Although further training has become increasingly important, little is known about firms' quality management in this respect. This paper provides a theoretical framework for the usage of evaluation procedures and analyzes firms' strategies for ensuring quality based on a large set of variables to give new insight into the organizational decision-making processes." (Author's abstract, © Emerald Group).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/3