Career and Training in the New Economy: A Study Focused to Small Scale Enterprises Located In OSTIM Organized Industrial Region in Ankara/Turkey

Aksoy H. H.

KURAM VE UYGULAMADA EGITIM BILIMLERI, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.1047-1084, 2007 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: KURAM VE UYGULAMADA EGITIM BILIMLERI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1047-1084
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: New Economy, Career Development, Career Planning, On-the-Job Training, Workplace Learning, Small Business
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe training levels related to carecis, employment, and influences of "new economy" in small and mid-sized firms. The organizational side of career development behaviors was also a focus of this Study. Interviews related to company policies and practices were conducted with 26 employers or managers of small and mid-sized firms located in the OSTIM Organized Industrial Region in Ankara, Turkey. This research found it is rare in small and mid-size companies to offer structured workplace training or career development activities for workers, Managers hail more interest in workplace training if their companies were required to have quality assurance certifications, or if the company participated in exporting, was involved in Customs procedures, or was in a business that required foreign language skills. Managers indicated very low interest in training related to social, cultural, personal development, and esthetical issues,