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Train the worst or train the best? The determinants of employer-sponsored training in five European countries

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  • Francesca Sgobbi

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  • Francesca Sgobbi, 2016. "Train the worst or train the best? The determinants of employer-sponsored training in five European countries," Working Papers 29, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research, revised Jan 2016.
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