scholarly journals Skill Mismatch Assessment: Example of Software Industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muamer Halilbasic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Skill Mismatch ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Skills Shortages ◽  
Skill Shortages

Concept of skill mismatch is very broad and can be measured using a variety of indicators. It is used to describe so-called vertical mismatches (over-education, under-education, excessive or insufficient training), skills gaps, skills shortages, enrolment policy or ‘horizontal’ mismatches and skills obsolescence. In this paper we are analyzing skill mismatch gaps and skills shortages in software industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina using firm level assessment. The research results provide clear evidence for severe skill shortages facing IT companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inadequate tertiary education enrolment policy results in numerous vacancies in software industry, especially for developer’s positions. The evidence of skills gaps are also found. Primarily as a result of inadequate curricula in higher education institutions. The problem of skill gaps is most prominent referring professional (technical) skills, but also some ‘soft’ skills, such as the ability to work with clients, communication skills, problem detection and solving, etc. In a broad group of professional (technical) skills the biggest gaps are found in a sub-group related to fundamental knowledge of programming languages and IT systems, and sub-group related to experience in working with complementary tools and project management. In a way this was expected having in mind the stage of development of software industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Identified skill gaps and skill shortages are somewhat lower for non-IT employees. Based on the research findings several policy options are discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of regional skill gaps and skill shortages on firm productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 933-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Morris ◽  
Enrico Vanino ◽  
Carlo Corradini
Keyword(s):  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Firm Productivity ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Regional Productivity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Skill Shortages

This paper contributes to the literature on regional productivity, complementing previous education and skill-level perspectives with a novel approach analysing the impact of regional skill gaps and skill shortages. This allows us to reflect the idiosyncratic needs of the regional economic structure better, considering both the demand and supply side of the skills equation in localised labour markets. Controlling for unobserved time-invariant firm-level heterogeneity and other region–industry effects across a longitudinal data set for the period 2008–2014, our analysis reveals a negative direct effect of skill shortages on firm productivity. We further find negative spillover effects for both skill gaps and skill shortages in related industries and proximate regions. Results are also shown to be heterogeneous with respect to agglomeration levels and industrial sectors. Stronger negative effects are found in industries defined by a knowledge-intensive skill base, pointing to the loss of learning effects in the presence of skill deficiencies. Conversely, agglomeration effects appear to moderate the impact of skill deficiencies through more efficient matching in the local labour market. The findings presented thus suggest that policies aimed at improving productivity and addressing the increasing regional productivity divide cannot be reduced to a simple space-neutral support for higher education and skill levels but need to recognise explicitly the presence and characteristics of place-specific skills gaps and shortages.

Skills, Management of Skills, and IT Skills Requirements

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Makoto Nakayama ◽  
Norma Sutcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Systems Security ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
It Skills ◽  
Skill Shortages ◽  
It Operations

Information technology (IT) skill shortages appear at the market level occasionally—usually for emerging technologies, unanticipated challenges, and/or unresolved issues such as systems security. Even when a market-level skill shortage does not exist, a firm can still suffer from skill shortages for its critical information system (IS) project and/or IT operations unless the firm plans and manages its needs for IT skills. This chapter first surveys IT skills at the market level and then at the firm level to gain a perspective on the issues. Attention turns to the nature and characteristics of skills in general—not just IT skills—by reviewing past literature. The management of skills is deeply rooted in the management of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and human resource practices of the firm. Key issues and lessons are drawn from the literature in those areas. We conclude by considering the nature and characteristics of IT skills in developing an agenda for the effective management of IT skills.

Ontology Based Intelligent System for Online Employer Demand Analysis

2016 ◽  
pp. 185-213
Author(s):  
Chamonix Terblanche ◽  
Pornpit Wongthongtham ◽  
Boris Marcelo Villazon-Terrazas
Keyword(s):  
Workforce Development ◽  
Intelligent System ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Demand Analysis ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
Demand Information ◽  
Skills Shortages ◽  
Skill Shortages

Identifying employer demand is crucial for a nation to ensure it develops accurate and reliable education, workforce development and immigration policies. Skills shortages globally pose a real and urgent need for proper investigation and workforce development planning into the future. Analysing workforce development and employer demand needs through online job market allows much deeper and wider research into skill shortages. Current methods do not provide the level of depth required to address such important economic implications. In this chapter, the authors present an intelligent system aiming to gather and analyse current employer demand information from online job advertisements. An Employer Demand Ontology has been developed and to further the ontology functionality, the Employer Demand Identification Tool has been developed as a semi-automated means to gather and analyse current employer demand information on a regular basis.

scholarly journals Skills profile of technical staff in the south African local government sector: an empirical survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerrit van der Waldt ◽  
David Fourie ◽  
Johan Jordaan ◽  
Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
South African ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Metropolitan Municipalities ◽  
Skills Shortages

The purpose of this article is to reflect on the findings of a local government sector-wide technical skills audit. A mixed-method research design was followed in both a positivist and interpretivist scientific paradigm to conduct the survey in local, district and metropolitan municipalities. Quantitative and qualitative data were processed and thematic analyses were done per respondent and participant category to obtain rich descriptions of current technical skills challenges and skills development priorities in local government. From the empirical survey it is evident that significant technical skills shortages exist, especially in rural district and local municipalities. This severely compromises the delivery of the four basic technical services, namely water provisioning, waste management, sanitation and sewerage, and electricity.

Does the Clean Air Action Really Affect Labor Demand in China?

2022 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mechanism Analysis ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Clean Air

How to balance resources, environment, and economic growth to achieve sustainable development is a challenge for developing countries. In 2013, China implemented a high-stringency environmental regulation—the Clean Air Action, which has effectively controlled air pollution. To explore the economic cost of environmental regulation, this paper investigates the policy effect on employment in the industrial sector. However, there are still controversies about whether environmental regulations impact employment. Based on the city-level data and firm-level data, this study applied a quasi-natural experiment for policy evaluation and used the mediating effect model for mechanism analysis. The difference-in-difference estimation results show that environmental regulation has a significant impact on employment. The mechanism analysis verifies that output adjustment, capital input, and green innovation are the main channels, by which environmental regulation distresses employment. The findings of this paper could be extended to other countries at a similar stage of development.

Computing Careers and Irish Higher Education

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Stephens ◽  
David O'Donnell ◽  
Paul McCusker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Skill Shortages

This paper explores the impact of developments in the Irish economy and labour market on computing course development in the higher education (HE) sector. Extant computing courses change, or new courses are introduced, in attempts to match labour market demands. The conclusion reached here, however, is that Irish HE is producing insufficient numbers of computing graduates, notwithstanding the anomalous fact that the capacity to produce them is available in the HE sector. Manpower planning is inefficient and IT skill shortages remain, not as a result of poor industry–HE relations but because of a lack of understanding of Irish students' perceptions, preferences and expectations. Pressures for radical institutional change are probably unlikely to emerge as skill gaps are being filled by immigrants with the requisite skills.

scholarly journals Apprenticing Our Future: Is the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme the Answer to Skills Shortages?

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne De Bruin ◽  
Paul Spoonley ◽  
Eva McLaren ◽  
Patrick Baron
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Skills Shortages ◽  
Recent Policy ◽  
Skill Shortages ◽  
New Strategies

Despite the recent slow-down of economic activity in New Zealand, serious skill shortages continue and are among the most severe in the OECD. In particular, the large and enduring trades-skill gap is well documented, not only in the New Zealand context but also globally. Recent policy measures, such as the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme, have been welcomed but are only a small step forward in addressing what appears to be an ongoing skills crisis in the traditional trades sector. New Zealand employers remain generally pessimistic that these measures will adequately address the skills deficit, in the short as well as longer term. Systematic barriers remain and the apprenticeship system is constrained and problematic. This paper draws on qualitative data from two studies of employers conducted under the auspices of the interdisciplinary, FRST-funded Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme. It examines the issues, challenges and solutions for enhancing apprenticeship training and ensuring a steady pop-line growth of apprentices in New Zealand. The experiences of employers inform recommendations for training providers, industry organisations and policy agencies in order that they might adapt existing and adopt new strategies to respond to skills shortages via the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme. National good practice is also highlighted.

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