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Contemporary Challenges in Social Science Management: Skills Gaps and Shortages in the Labour Market

ISBN: 978-1-83753-171-4, eISBN: 978-1-83753-170-7

ISSN: 1569-3759

Publication date: 15 April 2024

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(2024), "Index", Thake, A.M., Sood, K., Özen, E. and Grima, S. (Ed.) Contemporary Challenges in Social Science Management: Skills Gaps and Shortages in the Labour Market (Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, Vol. 112B), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1569-37592024000112B013

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Copyright © 2024 Anne Marie Thake, Kiran Sood, Ercan Özen and Simon Grima


INDEX

Absorptive capacity
, 124

Academic institutions
, 60

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
, 108

Apprentices Act of 1961
, 57

Archival Data Analysis
, 142

Artificial intelligence (AI)
, 4, 89, 105, 154

Aspirational Districts Program
, 57

Automation
, 104, 154

Banking consumers
, 24

Banking services
, 24

Big data
, 97

Big Data Analytics
, 154

Bigrams
, 76, 79–81

Blackboard
, 138

Blended learning
, 140

Blue-collar sector
, 11

Budget restraints
, 11

Business
, 2–3, 154

innovation
, 129

organisations
, 61

planning
, 169–170

psychology
, 6

selection
, 168

start-up competitions
, 162

strategy
, 63

Business Strategy Game
, 162

Capital markets
, 33

Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet)
, 93

Challenges
, 174

faced by SMEs in emerging economies
, 118–124

Chi-squared test
, 165–167

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
, 124

Chinese SMEs
, 122

Citizen development
, 97

Cloud access security brokers
, 97

Cloud computing
, 4

Cloud enterprise resource planning
, 97

Collaboration
, 64

Competencies
, 3, 102–103, 179

Competitiveness
, 7, 59

Competitor analysis phase
, 169

Computational linguistics
, 76

Computer-based learning (CBL)
, 136

Computer-based training (CBT)
, 136

Computer-mediated communication
, 137

Competencies
, 103

Consumer guidance
, 28

Continuing professional development (CPD)
, 51

Continuous learning
, 29

Continuous training and development
, 155

Correlations
, 79–81

County School Inspectorates (CSI)
, 72

COVID-19 pandemic
, 2, 94, 102, 137, 140, 143

Creative problem solving
, 60

Creative recruitment processes
, 95

Cryptography
, 76

Culture
, 7

Cybersecurity
, 4

Data analytics
, 4

Deloitte
, 142

Demand and supply theory
, 102

Descriptive analysis
, 76

bigrams and correlations
, 79–81

job distribution
, 77

jobs from industry
, 78

word cloud analysis
, 79

Developing countries
, 2

Developing talents
, 4

Development programs
, 8–9

Digital media137

Digital platform
, 137

Digital reskilling
, 103

Digital technologies
, 3–4

Digitalisation
, 109–110

Digitisation
, 103, 138

Discussion forums
, 137

Distance education
, 139

Distributed cloud systems
, 97

Document-term matrix (DTM)
, 75–76

Domestic economic recovery
, 57

E-contents
, 136

E-internships
, 64

E-learning systems
, 136

Economic development
, 48

Economy
, 3

Education
, 71, 138

(see also Financial education)
Educational institutions
, 140–141

Educational projects
, 32

Educational technology (Ed-Tech)
, 136

aim of study
, 138

hypothesis
, 141–142

methodology
, 142

platforms
, 137

research questions
, 141

results and analysis
, 142–150

review of literature
, 138–141

Educators
, 141

Emerging economies
, 116

Emotional & psychological states
, 176

Employees
, 154, 156

social skills
, 51

Employers
, 63, 156

Employment
, 3, 48, 70

data and methodology
, 75–76

descriptive analysis
, 76–84

literature review
, 71–74

transition from university to employment
, 73–74

Enactive mastery experience
, 176

Entrepreneurial leadership
, 127–128

Entrepreneurial skill development
, 167–170

Entrepreneurial Skill Sustainability Development Model (ESSD Model)
, 160

Entrepreneurship
, 122

Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP)
, 15

Experiential learning
, 160–161

constructs
, 161

entrepreneurial skill development
, 167–170

findings
, 167

literature review
, 162

research methodology
, 162–166

Financial education
, 24–25

benefits
, 34

causal relationship
, 32

importance of
, 30–34

well-being scale
, 30

literature review
, 26–30

results
, 35–40

Financial inclusion
, 25

Financial literacy
, 24–25, 28–30

Financial market recovery
, 33

Financial products
, 24–25

Financial resources
, 29

Financial well-being
, 25

Five-factor model of personality
, 174–176

Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
, 53, 59, 64, 117

Frequency-inverse document frequency (tf-idf)
, 76

Functional competencies
, 103

Gameplay
, 162

Gamification
, 162

Global market
, 4

Globalisation
, 48, 52

Graduate employability
, 53–54

Green jobs
, 97

Green technology education
, 140

Growth domestic product (GDP)
, 106

Hard skills
, 7, 50–51

Hard talents
, 7

Higher education (HE)
, 70, 142

Highest demanded jobs
, 95

Home-based businesses (HBB)
, 124

Hospitality
, 103

Human capital theory
, 6

Human development index
, 178

Human reskilling
, 103

Human resource management (HRM)
, 6, 51

Hungarian SMEs
, 122, 129

Idea development
, 169

Inderscience
, 117

India Human Development Surveys I and II (IHDS)
, 16

India International Skill Centre (IISC)
, 14

Industry
, 50, 123

bidding
, 168

selection
, 168

Inequality
, 48

Informal learning
, 142

Information and communication technology (ICT)
, 121

Infrastructure and operations sectors (I&O sectors)
, 97

Innovative work behaviour (IWB)
, 127

International Labour Organization (ILO)
, 2, 4, 48

International Network on Financial Education (INFE)
, 26

International Skill Exchange Programs
, 14

Intrapersonal skills
, 64

Iranian SMEs
, 127

IT skill gaps
, 90

Jobs
, 50

descriptions
, 71

vacancies
, 92–93

K-12
, 142

Knowledge
, 117

knowledge-based global economy
, 9

Kuwaiti SMEs
, 124

Labour
, 2–3

Labour market
, 90

characteristics
, 90

reasons for shortage/rigidity in
, 94

and shortage
, 154–155

three-level market
, 90–91

Labour shortage
, 93–94, 109

impact of
, 94

Language
, 142

Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA)
, 76

Lean manufacturing
, 127

Learning management system (LMS)
, 146

Life-cycle approach
, 59

Literacy
, 28

Low-code platforms
, 97–98

Machine learning
, 154

Malaysian SMEs
, 121, 128

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
, 136

Mc Kinsey
, 142

Mentorship programs
, 9

Meta skilling
, 103

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME)
, 118–119, 124, 127

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
, 13, 56, 58

Mitigation strategies
, 97

Model Training Centers (MTCs)
, 13

Money Advice Service (MAS)
, 29

Multicloud technologies
, 97

n-gram
, 76

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
, 179

National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
, 179

National Education Policy 2020
, 160

National Occupational Skill Testing and Certification System
, 14

National Policy on Skill Development
, 56

National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment (PRONATEC)
, 16

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
, 13, 58

National Skill Development Mission (NSDM)
, 13

National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS)
, 15

National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)
, 11, 58

National Technology Initiative (NTI)
, 15

National Vocational Qualification System (NVQ System)
, 14

National Youth Service Program (NYSP)
, 15

New ICT jobs
, 103

No-code platforms
, 97–98

Not in employment, education, or training (NEET)
, 2, 71

Observational learning
, 175

Online certifications
, 142

Online education
, 137

benefits of
, 138

Online learning management systems (LMS)
, 8–9

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
, 26

Organisational culture and goals
, 63

Organisations
, 102, 108

Pandemic
, 137

Partnerships across ecosystem
, 156

Peer-to-peer training
, 9

Performance optimisation
, 88

Periodic training
, 63

Personal competencies
, 103

Personal traits
, 6

Place-based strategy
, 63

Policymakers
, 156

Poverty
, 48

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)
, 13

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
, 13

Pre-processing
, 75

Proactive skill development
, 63

Problem selection
, 168–169

Product market approach
, 63

Professional networking behaviour
, 63

Quasi-approaches
, 123

Reliability
, 163–165

Republic of Moldova
, 33, 35–36

Research and development (R&D)
, 121

Research gap
, 4

Reskilling
, 142

Romanian labour market
, 70

São Paulo Technology Park
, 16

School counselling
, 6

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
, 15, 128

Science Without Borders program
, 16

Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs)
, 15

Self-adequacy
, 174

Self-efficacy
, 174

five-factor model of personality
, 174–176

human development index
, 178

implications
, 178–179

sources
, 176–178

Self-employment
, 49

Single search algorithm
, 117

Situated learning theories
, 137

Skill development
, 2–3, 5, 48–50, 160

awareness, mindset, and perception issues
, 10–11

by Brazil
, 16

budget restraints
, 11

challenges
, 10–16, 53–55

critical issues
, 50–53

inadequate size, restricted potential
, 10

by India
, 13, 55–59

initiatives
, 12–16

issues with quality
, 11

mobility concerns
, 11

Skill India Mission
, 2

Skill shortages
, 88

highest demanded jobs
, 95

IT skill gaps
, 90

job vacancies
, 92–93

labour market
, 90–91

labour shortage
, 93–94

managing skill gap
, 96–98

skill gaps
, 88–89

worldwide talent shortage
, 96

Skilled employees
, 154

Skilled workers
, 56

Skills
, 5, 50, 102, 117

in demand
, 91–92

of entrepreneurship
, 160

management
, 61–62

set
, 50–51

skill-driven organisations
, 107–108

skills and labour requirements
, 155

soft
, 5–7

theories and models of
, 103–104

Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Policy
, 2015, 58

Skills gaps
, 48, 88–89, 102, 116–117, 155

conceptual framework
, 156–157

continuous training and development
, 155

hospitality and tourism industry skills
, 105–107

India
, 106

in IT sector
, 89

literature review
, 104–105

partnerships across ecosystem
, 156

Rwanda
, 106

skills and labour requirements
, 155

in SMEs in emerging economies
, 124–129

theories and models of skills
, 103–104

United Kingdom
, 106

United States
, 106–107

Skolkovo Innovation Center
, 15

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
, 15

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
, 93, 116

challenges
, 118–124

implications
, 130–131

research methodology
, 117–118

review of literature
, 118–124

skill gaps in SMEs in emerging economies
, 124–129

Social competencies
, 103

Social learning theory
, 7

Socialization–Externalization–Combination–Internalization Model (SECI Model)
, 5

Soft talent
, 5–6

Speech recognition
, 76

Startups
, 61

State-owned enterprise (SOEs)
, 122

Statista
, 142

Structural Topic Model (STM)
, 76

Systematic literature review
, 117

Talent
, 3, 102

shortage
, 96

Talent gap
, 155

continuous training and development
, 155

partnerships across ecosystem
, 156

skills and labour requirements
, 155

Teacher training
, 6

Teacher’s self-efficacy
, 177

Teaching and teaching quality through self-efficacy
, 178

Tech Innovation in education
, 137

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform (TVET Reform)
, 14–15

Technical skills
, 108

Technological skills
, 110

Technological unemployment
, 94

Technology
, 63

advancement
, 48

technology-enabled learning
, 137

Text analysis
, 70

algorithms
, 75

Three-level market
, 90–91

Times of India
, 160

Top-down approaches
, 54

Topic modelling
, 76

using LDA
, 81–82

using STM
, 82–84

Tourism
, 103

and hospitality industry
, 107–108

Traditional ‘human’ skills jobs
, 103

Traditional digital skills jobs in information and communication technology (ICT)
, 103

Training
, 61–62

Trait theory
, 7

‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ Program
, 58

Turkish SMEs
, 121–122

Unemployment
, 49

United Network of Influencers Furthering Inclusion and Ethnic Diversity
, 12

Unskilled labour
, 94

Upskilling
, 103

Urban Company
, 12–13

Urban Corporation
, 12–13

Verbal persuasion
, 176

Video conferencing applications
, 138

Virtual 3D classrooms
, 148

Virtual internships
, 64

Vocational Education and Training System (VET System)
, 14, 54, 63

Web-based training (WBT)
, 136

Word cloud analysis
, 79

‘Work from Home’ culture
, 143

Workforce
, 154

World Bank
, 26

World Economic Forum (WEF)
, 89

World Trade Organization (WTO)
, 4

World Wide Web (WWW)
, 137

Zoom
, 139, 143–144