Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185156 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11696
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We examine the hypothesis that flexible work organization involves greater skill requirements and, hence, an increased likelihood of receiving employer provided training. Using unique linked employer-employee data from Germany, we confirm that employees are more likely to receive training when their jobs are characterized by greater decision-making autonomy and task variety, two essential elements of flexibility. Critically, the training associated with workplace flexibility does not simply reflect technology. Skill-biased organizational change plays its own role. Moreover, we show that the training associated with workplace flexibility is disproportionately oriented toward employees with a greater formal education. Our results also provide modest evidence of an age bias of workplace flexibility. However, the link between workplace flexibility and training does not appear to differ by gender.
Subjects: 
delegation
multitasking
skill-biased organizational change
training
JEL: 
J24
L00
M53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
311.02 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.