Encouraging Professional Development in Small and Medium-Sized Firms. The Influence of Career History and Job Content.

van der Heijden, Beatrice

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ERIC Number: EJ625932

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Publication Date: 2001

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Encouraging Professional Development in Small and Medium-Sized Firms. The Influence of Career History and Job Content.

van der Heijden, Beatrice

Career Development International, v6 n3 p156-68 2001

Surveys of 233 employees and 217 supervisors from 95 small Dutch companies identified total number of jobs held, average time in each, and the learning value of job functions. It appeared that it was not experience as such that predicted the development of expertise, but the allocation of different job assignments. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Career Development, Employment Experience, Foreign Countries, Job Analysis, Learning Processes, Professional Development, Small Businesses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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