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Neuroplasticity and its application

Table 2Examples of generic skills

The nature of intelligence—multip

Figure 2Ways of learningTable 4Exam

interaction and guidance during lea

Table 6Examples of job roles and wo

quickly produce a diverse range of

OECD 2010, Innovative workplace and

Above all, innovation is work rathe

In the banking and insurance sector

traditional markets is another trig

Companies in both the retail and fi

Highly rated are skills related to

VET also has a role in the provisio

past two decades to measure managem

traditional capital such as machine

Human capital is the source of inno

Table 2 The distribution of Austral

sphere. When the smaller firms (50-

With our focus on human capital, fi

Ops mgmt 2.89 1.99(ns) 13.77(s) 3.2

Table 7 Sub-group based on manageme

Figure 7Management scores and level

ased innovation capability across f

Work Foundation 2003, Cracking the

Promoting high performersBest pract

economies has concentrated the effo

and to their ability to absorb inno

The other set of strategic HRM mode

Possibly the most comprehensive wor

the relationship between innovation

Cohen, WM & Levinthal, DA 1989, ‘

Capabilities, innovation andperform

Empirical analysis employing Austra

presents a cross-tabulated summary

derived where there is strong varia

Table 7 shows a more ‘standard’

advises that use of the BLD to calc

Innovation: what is it and why is i

gradual improvement in the efficien

Across all industries trades are th

industry. Both countries have an ab

Use of tools, instruments and machi

Table 6a Proportion of sample and t

manuals or the internet. This resul

should be much greater formal recog

VET and the diffusionand implementa

according to government policy and

operators move on to more complex r

Solar energyThe solar energy sector

Appropriate Technology Retailers As

that their graduates have skills in

conferences, social networking, and

Some thoughts on VETand innovation:

governments should not lose sight o