THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EDUCATION: THE CASE OF GREEK BANKS
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2010, Vol 26, Issue 11
Abstract
The swift technological development compels an enterprise manager for additional education of employees. The survival of an organism depends on his ability to learn faster from his competitors. This is achieved with systematic and long-lasting effort. Each employee owes to enrich permanently his knowledge so that he is capable to face the new market requirements. A lot of projects are cancelled because the enterprise personnel cannot cope with their requirements. Changes essential for the reorganization of enterprise are suspended because her personnel cannot accept them. These problems are possible to be solved with the permanent training, briefng, education and training of employees. This responsibility of enterprises for the aid of employees with new knowledge and dexterities is recognized more and more, while the human capital constitutes nowadays the more important productive factor. However, while many times over we invest millions in installations, instruments, offces, material and software of computers, we neglect the investment in the persons, those that is to say that shape, develop and give added value in the material elements of production. Aim of this article is to present the policy of Greek banks in the business-to-business education giving accent in the way of resolution of problems that they face. Furthermore, the banking sector is the eminently branch that requires continuous education of personnel.
Authors and Affiliations
Vassilis Orfanos, Michalis Evripiotis
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