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ERIC Number: EJ524074
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Status Quo Effects in Decision-Making about Training and Career Development.
Hesketh, Beryl
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v48 n3 p324-38 Jun 1996
In one study of 78 manufacturing employees, 32% were not considering training or skill development options (that is, they chose the status quo). In study 2, most of 114 workers gave training a low priority, unless they were considering a major change and wanted to improve future job prospects. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Development, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Resistance to Change, Training, Vocational Adjustment
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Status Quo