The present study examines the role that employee self-efficacy fulfills in ERP effectiveness. For this examination, the study uses data from 116 key users from different companies with ERPimplementation experience in Taiwan. Results suggest that ERP training and learning significantly improved ERP Effectiveness. However, regarding improved business performance, respondents with ‘high’ ERP-trai...

We study an agency model with moral hazard, when the employer offers complementary training/development programs that will increase the productivity of the employee’s effort. Since it is costly for an employer to offer training and development opportunities and given that employees are not identical, how will an employer choose the quantity and allocation of such programs? Does the quantity and...

OBJECTIVES Falls from heights are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the construction industry, especially among inexperienced workers. We surveyed apprentice carpenters to identify individual and organizational factors associated with falls from heights. METHODS We developed a 72-item survey on fall prevention with multiple domains including fall experience, fall-prevention knowle...

This paper develops a model wherein labor income is affected by work experience; further, it analyzes how the fertility rate is determined. In the case where the wage rate is affected through on-the-job training (OJT) or work experience, the fertility rate converges to a low level or continues to increase. Moreover, this paper demonstrates the effects of two childcare support policies. A childc...

Having well-trained staff is key to ensuring good quality autism services, especially since people affected with autism generally tend to have higher support needs than other populations in terms of daily living, as well as their mental and physical health. Poorly-trained staff can have detrimental effects on service provision and staff morale and can lead to staff burn-out, as well as increase...

BACKGROUND Effective policy implementation is essential for a healthy workplace. The Ryan-Kossek 2008 model for work-life policy adoption suggests that supervisors as gatekeepers between employer and employee need to know how to support and communicate benefit regulations. This article describes a workplace intervention on a national employee benefit, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and ev...

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), we re-examine the effect of formal on-the-job training on mobility patterns of young American workers. By employing parametric duration models, we evaluate the economic impact of training on productive time with an employer. Confirming previous studies, we find a positive and statistically significant impact of formal on-the-job ...

This study utilized a small sample of police recruits to determine whether use of the EYEPORTTM vision training system improves their visual performance during job training. Nine visually normal recruits underwent EYEPORTTM training for a three-week period during which they completed various eye exercises. Visual attention span for objects, speed and span of perception, and marksmanship were as...

Rapid developments of medical field, expanding knowledge bases and new technologies require continuing medical education to achieve life long learning and to keep physicians up-to-date. Consequently, specific training is necessary to guarantee qualification of medical experts. Virtual Reality has the potential to build up a safe training environment overcoming current drawbacks of traditional t...