JOB-TRAINING IN US ORGANIZATIONS

We draw hypotheses about the factors related to company provision of f ormal job training programs from diverse theoretical perspectives and research findings. Using data from the 1991 National Organizations Sur vey, we analyze a sample of 688 establishments to estimate multivariat e models. The relationships between employer-provided job training and organizational size, unionization, and workforce composition are redu ced or eliminated in most multivariate equations. Employer-provided tr aining is most extensive in establishments with elaborate internal str uctures that operate in complex market environments.