This again provides poor information. There is need for a more conceptual approach. Since once-large firms are increasingly organised as small ones, this is a major gap. Too few look to the foreseeable future. This is necessary and feasible.
More evidence is needed.
Employer attitudes are unclear, mainly because these areas have not been clearly defined. Evidence is lacking on the degree to which skills are transferable in practice. There is no hard information on the extent to which the training and development which is being undertaken, is effective. Biographical notes Alan Anderson is a HOST Senior Associate and an independent researcher. He is a former university teacher, and was an industrial advisor at the National Economic Development Office, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Manpower Studies.