Why SMEs in emerging economies are reluctant to provide employee training: Evidence from China
基于533家中国中小企业样本，研究发现CEO的培训动机通过培训意向影响实际培训提供，且外部约束削弱了意向与提供之间的关系。
In this article, we investigate CEO motivations, intentions and actions in providing training to their employees in Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), exploring the gap between training intentions and actual provision. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour and using a sample of 533 SMEs, we find training intention mediates the effects of motivations on training provision; CEOs are more concerned with returns to the firm from training rather than employee benefits. In addition, external constraints negatively moderate the training intention–provision relationship in China, whereas internal constraints have been shown to be more important in other countries. Our findings suggest a number of theoretical and managerial implications.