Education, On-the-Job Training, and Innovation in Transition Economies

Abstract

the aim of this paper is to establish the effect of on-the-job training and university education on innovation decisions made by firms in transition economies of Eastern Europe and the former soviet union. the authors use the 2002 and 2005 waves of the Business Environment and Enterprise performance survey (BEEps). Based on a mixed discrete-continuous model with endogenous variables in the firm-innovation equation, their findings suggest that further investments in education will not lead to necessary improvements in firms' demonstrated ability to innovate. this is in contrastto on-the-job training, which the authors find increases a firm's ability to innovate in countries with transition economies.

Innovation Capacity and Innovation Performance in Terms of Educational Level of Managers

“…Previous studies also support first hypothesis (H 1 ). Second hypothesis of this study (H 2 ) was supported by earlier empirical studies that investigated the impact of training on innovation performance (Acemoglu, 1997;Frosch, 2011, p. 416;Nazarov & Akhmedjonov, 2012;Boring, 2017;Sözbilir, 2018). Finally, some studies concluded that innovation capacity has impact on innovation performance (Prajogo & Ahmed, 2006, p. 506;Büyükbeşe & Yıldız, 2017;Rajapathirana & Hui, 2018).…”

“…Training is one of the factor has an impact on innovation performance. Some studies concluded that there is a relationship between training (or education) and innovation performance (Nazarov & Akhmedjonov, 2012;Sözbilir, 2018). According to Frosch (2011, p. 416), education contributes to innovation performance.…”

Innovative Undertakings in the Polish Industry

“…However, this effect is significantly lower for companies from Eastern European countries. Studies also suggest that the access to the European Union has not affected this issue by much (Nazarov et al, 2012).…”

Training for creativity and innovation in small enterprises in Ethiopia

“…Most training participants replied that the training was important for their business performance and that it enhanced creative orientation. Studies of human resource practices and other on-the-job training tend to confirm this finding (Atsede, 2014;Børing, 2017;Nazarov & Akhmedjonov, 2012;Sung & Choi, 2014).…”