01114pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001900040245003200059260000900091300001600100362001200116520063300128650001300761773003900774909001000813999001700823952010400840180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aD'Souza, Errol  aFirms, nations and training  c2002  ap.1073-093.  aOct-Dec  aNations have used different strategies for skill acquisition - from apprenticeship systems and firm-specific training to individual motivation. Firms and their employees, on theother hand, invest in training depending on the possibility of expropriation of the returns, which in turn necessitates the introduction of safeguards for such investments that are in place. The firm needs to be seen not solely as a nexus of contracts between owners and managers of physical assets but also as a combination of specific investments between managers and employees which is an important determinant of its competitiveness. - Reproduced.  aTraining  aIndian Journal of Labour Economics  a55215  c55215d55215  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 45, Issue no: 4pAR55660r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR