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Balancing european SME managers’ training contents : perceived importance & training needs

dc.contributor.authorMorgado, Leonel
dc.contributor.authorVarajão, João
dc.contributor.authorDominguez, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Irene
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Fernanda
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-10T11:53:09Z
dc.date.available2014-11-10T11:53:09Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2014-08-05T09:00:21Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Given the limited available time of in-service professionals, the balance between the perceived importance of the course content and training needs is essential for the acceptance and attractiveness of training courses aimed at them. Objectives: The goal of the paper is to contribute to the development of entrepreneurship and business training programs for European SME managers. Methods/Approach: In six European countries a survey focusing on SME managers’ views on the importance of individual items from a list of potential course content items, and their training needs was carried out, and followed by an analysis using exploratory and multivariate techniques. It was aimed at identifying homogeneous groups of managers with common training needs and perceptions of content importance. Results: Homogeneous groups of managers who assign the same importance to certain competences and who have common training needs are identified. Conclusions: Results of our research could help training institutions to develop courses aimed at SME managers. The balancing approach proved to be an interesting method of combining conflicting requirements for the training course curriculum development.por
dc.identifier.citationMorgado, Leonel [et al.] - Balancing european SME managers’ training contents : perceived importance & training needs. "Business Systems Research Journal" [Em linha]. ISSN 1847-9375. Vol. 5, nº 2 (2014), p. 4-22por
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/bsrj-2014-0007
dc.identifier.issn1847-9375
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/3488
dc.language.isoporpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.subjectSMEpor
dc.subjectManagerspor
dc.subjectBusinesspor
dc.subjectCompetencespor
dc.subjectCurriculum developmentpor
dc.subjectExploratory multivariate techniquespor
dc.titleBalancing european SME managers’ training contents : perceived importance & training needspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage22por
oaire.citation.startPage4por
oaire.citation.titleBusiness Systems Research Journalpor
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person.givenNameLeonel
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