Employees’ Perceptions of Training and Sustainability of Human Resource

Chia-Wen Lee, Weidong Wu and Cheng-Fu Yang
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Chia-Wen Lee: College of Humanities and Communications, Yango University, Fuzhou 350015, China
Weidong Wu: College of Humanities, Jinan University, Zhuhai 519070, China
Cheng-Fu Yang: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-11

Abstract: Employees’ perceptions of training are one of the keys to sustainability in human resources. Based on data from a survey conducted in Shanghai and nine other large cities, this study explores employees’ perceptions of training and tries to identify what factors influence their perceptions. The results show that employees do not attach enough value to vocational training. Urban registration, higher education, and management positions correspond with higher valuation of training, but length of service has a negative effect on their valuation. The differences between urban households and rural households, the social distinction between basic education and vocational education paths, and the increases of frequency, time, and importance of the interactions between personal and work places may play an important role in these phenomena and have impacts on the sustainable development of human resources in China.

Keywords: life course; social institute; perception of training; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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