THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EDUCATION: THE CASE OF GREEK BANKS Cover Image

THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EDUCATION: THE CASE OF GREEK BANKS
THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EDUCATION: THE CASE OF GREEK BANKS

Author(s): Vassilis Orfanos, Michalis Evripiotis
Subject(s): Economy, Education, Vocational Education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: banking system; business-to-business education; educational technology; Greek banking industry; professional training; .

Summary/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, briefing, 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, offices, 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.

  • Issue Year: 26/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 103-123
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English