Competence and human resource development in multinational companies in three European Union Member States : a comparative analysis between Austria, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom / Jörg Markowitsch ... [et al.]

Cedefop initiated this study, which had its origins in the Ciretoq thematic network, to provide a global picture of in-company human resource development strategies and trends in qualification and competence development. The study shows that even within multinational companies active in Europe little agreement about working cultures exists, and that uncertainty regarding the priorities remains, despite the prevailing and even increasing consensus on the basic need to invest more and better in employees and their training. The exact form this investment should take, and when, where and especially how it should be implemented are questions which remain largely unanswered, although the topic of staff development itself has acquired much greater importance for management in recent years. (Πηγή: Υπηρεσία Εκδόσεων της ΕυρωπαΪκής Ένωσης)