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Training and Development from the SME Point of View: Portuguese Employers’ Input

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The ongoing economic and social crisis has created much public debate about the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the European business context. In an increasingly demanding and dynamic global economy, these companies need to find new ways to increase competitiveness and be more effective. The pursuit of competitive advantage has made SMEs invest in training their employees. Millions of euros per year has been spent by the Portuguese government on the modernization of SMEs, and part of that funding has been used for training purposes (Carneval & Smith, 2013; Salas, Tannenbaum, Kraiger, & Smith-Jentsch, 2012).

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  1. Ana Paula Ferreira
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  1. University of Minho, Portugal

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  2. University of Aveiro, Portugal

    J. Paulo Davim

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Ferreira, A.P., Velinças, F. (2016). Training and Development from the SME Point of View: Portuguese Employers’ Input. In: Machado, C., Davim, J.P. (eds) Organizational Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137473080_5

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