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Soft Skills, Hard Results: The Productivity Impact of On-The-Job Soft Skills Training, with Focus on Women

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  • Blagica Petreski & Marjan Petreski & Stefan Tanevski, 2025. "Soft Skills, Hard Results: The Productivity Impact of On-The-Job Soft Skills Training, with Focus on Women," Finance Think Policy Studies 2025-04/55, Finance Think - Economic Research and Policy Institute.
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