Essays on Employee Development

Discuss the positives and negatives of corporate culture in the competitiveness of a firm. Relate how firms should deal with different corporate cultures in mergers and acquisitions. According to Wheelen and Hunger (2015), "corporate culture fulfills several important functions in an organization. It conveys a sense of identity for employees and helps generate employee commitment to something greater than them. It adds to the stability of the organization as a social system and serves as a frame of reference for employees to use to make sense of organizational activities as well as a guide for appropriate behavior." One of ...

Workplace: Case of BMW

BMW BMW is considered as one of the most sustainable companies in the world. It is due to the fact that the company outperformed its peers in the automobile industry through corporate social responsibility activities and organizational endeavors. The company fulfilled its responsibilities in an effective manner like investments in the innovation, low level of turnover among employees and low ration among salary of CEO to the average employee (Luxury Daily, 2016). In other words, the company invests in sustainable efforts to achieve success (Dyllick & Hockerts, 2002). Hence, it is one of the ideal companies to work on the ...

Introduction

Essentially, career development is a progressive process that continues even after employment. According to Noe (2010), it all starts from school work where employability happens to be the most primary goal in career development. Upon employment, career development continues through organizational as well as personal efforts. This can involve training in the case of an organization or furthering education in a personal context. Employee training could aim at organizational goals but impacts significantly on an individual’s career development.

The Role of Training in Organizational Development

Employee training refers to the enhancing of employee’s capabilities and knowledge in performing different tasks at the workplace. It ...

Introduction

Many managers these days are asking themselves whether they manage to find the right people for transporting business or project success. They ask themselves several questions. How do I find the human resource management that will enable the continued growth and prosperity of the organization? Is there an effective strategic planning of the workforce that takes into account the constraints and future requirements in a corporate environment? The answers to these questions involve huge business advantage and long-term success. This is the reason why Talent management has become progressively significant for business organizations due to consistently changing business conditions. ...

Abstract

This study tends to analyze the article mostly with respect to organizational climate. The article talks in favor of strategic human resource management approach which is the modern approach of human resource. This study gives the brief scenario of the condition of human resource management in current practice and its sensitivity which is followed by the brief background of the article. The article has supported the strategic human resource management as the second wave of human resource management evolution after the first wave that has improvised much aspect than the traditional one with different cases, examples, and exhibits. The ...

After analyzing the company’s strategy, structure, environment, culture, conflict and power relations, one find out that many things need to be put in place in the firm, in concern with these areas to enable the firm to be a market leader again. The first problem at the Printzhof Press is that the leadership structure is relaxed, and the leaders are not willing to push their employees. Most importantly, the HR manager needs to be a full strategic partner in transforming the department. The leader can achieve this factor by using the contingency effectiveness approach, which mainly relies on ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction Human Resource Management is responsible for attracting, selecting, recruiting, placing, recognizing, engaging, retaining and rewarding people while developing anticipated organizational culture and leadership, as well as, ensuring compliance with national and international labor and employment laws. Mostly, small to medium organizations manage their HRM activities by outsourcing their human resource functions to specialized HRM firms. Other hires few HR professionals. However, larger business corporations uphold an all-inclusive HRM functional division that is characteristically dedicated to the specialized tasks such as strategic recruitment and selection, employee engagement, and development of functional leadership across the business undertakings (Bratton & Gold, 2011, ...

My new role in this expansion for growth of The Dunkin Donuts by opening five new locations is huge task that I plan to undertake in the most professional way possible. Based on my past experiences in job staffing, leading, training, couching, and managing employees, which have contributed to my success in the previous position at Dunkin Donuts, I believe I can extent the same expertise to this new role. In my new role, I Intent to adopt a more advanced job design, organizational design, recruitment and selection process, and training and performance appraisal measures to ensure successful opening ...

Introduction

Employees are the most valuable asset for a company or business (Alfes et al., 2010). For a company to thrive and remain profitable, the employees must be good at their jobs. There are rapid changes that are commonly associated with working environments. The workers should be flexible and be able to adapt to the different changing circumstances and remain focused. Different companies have different strategies to promote the development of their employees. Most of the companies include training as part of their development practice to ensure that the employees remain competitive. In this paper, the employee development practices of ...

Introduction

The concept of globalization, in a real sense, is the product of modern age though the existence of its weaker forms can be traced in the sixteenth century, which refers to the process through which different organizations and corporations build influence of international scope (Beck, 2010). Globalization has extensively influenced today’ business scenario, and it has certainly changed the role of Human Resource Management (HRM) and how important the role of human resource management has become in managing the organization (Perkins, 2003). A better idea of this situation can be gathered from the fact that the success of large ...

- Introduction The importance of training and development in any sector cannot be underscored more. The work environment requires that the staff is taken through periodic training and development sessions so that they can hone more skills in order to deliver their mandate. According to Okotoni & Erero (2005, pg.2), training and development ensures that employees can execute both major and minor elements of their mandate. In this regard, it is important for that all the players in both the public and private sector acknowledge the need for training and development in all work related programs. This dissertation focused ...

The corporate strategy of the firm is based on a number of factors and various elements. There are virtually tens of viewpoints and narratives on which a firm can build its core objectives. These viewpoints serve as a basis towards uniform criteria for strategy development and maximum utilization of firm’s capabilities. The corporate strategy making has gone a long way since the industrial revolution and the introduction of mass production. Various theories have been proposed by business theorist and intellectuals that revolve around maximizing a firm’s performance and competitive advantage. The evolution of those thought processes and later experiments in real business ...

- Give a brief description of your organization. How and when was it formed? What bases its operations? How is it performing?

Cambridge consultants has for more than 50 years taken a lead role in product development and technology solutions. Founded in 1960 by Tim Eiloart and David Southwarth with the goal of providing innovative product development and conception, for Technology Companies mainly based within Cambridge city set up by Cambridge University graduates. Cambridge consultants has active offices in the United Kingdom and United states, the company has expansionary plans to grow into the Asian market beginning with the opening of its Singapore office to serve the enormous and fiercely competitive Asian hi-tech manufacturers in countries like Australia and Japan. The company ...

Employee development is a joint, on-going initiative of the employer as well as the employee to upgrade the skills, abilities, and knowledge of the employee. Employee development is the combination of the four approaches; formal education, interpersonal relationships, job experiences and assessment of abilities and personality to aid employees prepare for their careers’ future (Noe, 259). Organizations may support their staff development by offering various formal educational programs, either at work place or off-site (Noe, 260). These formal educational programs include specifically designed workshops, short courses offered by universities and consultants, university programs to employees while under the program, ...

There are four main models of employee supervision in criminal justice. One model is called the traditional model of employee supervision while the other one is called human service model of employee supervision. The third model of leadership is called the unit management model while the fourth one is called correctional employee supervision. The difference can be seen in the way the leaders evaluate the employees and how the supervision is carried out. The traditional model consists of rules and regulations that must be followed in a strict manner. Most leaders in criminal justice organization who use the traditional method ...

Abstract

The paper is based on the notion of high commitment human resource management being of much interest in many organizations and research studies recently. The practices of high commitment human resource management are directly linked to high performance in employees resulting to good financial performance, greater productivity, quality service, and good customer relation experience.

Introduction

High commitment approach in human resource management focuses on increasing productivity and effectiveness by motivating employees to give their best and work towards achievement of organizational strategic goals. The approach revolves around policies that motivate employees and cause them to be committed towards their work. ...

Abstract

Employee training and development plays an important role in maintaining and retaining talent in the organizations. Companies spend a huge amount of money on training and development programs. This paper discusses various benefits, offered by the training and development programs, especially in the era of globalization and excessive competition. Training and development helps organizations in acquiring new skills and knowledge that is essential to remain competitive in current competitive business environment. The paper discusses positive association between training and development programs and employee motivation, employee retention, employee development and job satisfaction.

Annotated Bibliography

Aguinis, H., & Kraiger, K. . (2009). Benefits of training and ...

Based on Module 9, describe what failed in the orientation process. Be specific and use examples based on case study. An orientation program was normally initiated with an objective to introduce the new joiners to their jobs in a formal manner. A new employee comes to know about different aspects of their jobs through a proper orientation, as it elaborates on the information that an employee receives during the selection procedure. The main purpose of an effective orientation program is to introduce the new employee to the organization as a whole, to its co-workers and their work units, apart from on ...

Investing in human capital has become an essential investment in many organizations today. Training is directed towards maintaining and improving current job performance while development programs seek to develop skills for future jobs. Both managers and non-managers may receive help from training and development programs but the mix of experience is likely to vary. “Training may be defined as a systematic attempt by the management in the organization’s development process (ODP) to enable employees to perform their job effectively” There are two main types of training which include induction and job training. induction training enables newly recruited ...

The current business world is changing vastly. New measures have come into play regarding the best practices to measure employees’ potential in order to achieve the best input practices. Employee valuation in terms of potential and skill are the fundamentals in determining the level of employee capability to a given role. Many business managers use different techniques, which work out for them.

Performance management process

In the competitive business environment capability management is one of the most ideal business strategies aimed at measuring employee talent and skills towards a particular role. Capability management entails the activities that shape an organization’s capability and competency. ...

1.0 Introduction Strategic human resource management has become a significant phenomenon in modern organizations. Beam Suntory Inc. is the world’s number three premium spirits company having headquarters in Illinois. The primary products of the enterprise are tequila, Canadian Whisky, Scotch whiskey, rum, vodka, and other ready-to-drink pre-mix cocktails. The company was established in 2011 as a separate identity after it spun off from Fortune Brands holding company. At present, the company is a subsidiary of Suntory Beverage and Food Limited, Japan. The company sells brands that are produced directly by the enterprise. Along with it, it also imports and markets ...

LITERATURE REVIEW: VIRGIN ATLANTIC AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATIONS WITHIN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY

Virgin Atlantic is one of the largest names in the aviation industry in Europe. Although the company began as a rather small, localised group, it quickly grew into a group that has become one of the powerhouses of British airlines. This discussion will center around the details of the company; it will also investigate the literature surrounding the question of how employer and management attitudes affect staff and employee motivation in the aviation industry and beyond into other industries. Virgin Atlantic is a British airline which was established in June 22, 1984. Leadership is a significant skill that can increase the survival ...

Literature Review

LITERATURE REVIEW INTRODUCTION Literature review involves a review of the secondary research literature to strengthen the theoretical concepts related to research and the insights provided by past researchers in the area. This section provides a detailed view of existing research literature on the topics related to the perceptions of employees on informal training practices and its possible impact on the job satisfaction. The literature review chapter develops the assessment of the information and research-based literature that was developed in the past that will guide the development of the research literature in the future. The section also provides a reference to ...

Introduction

This HR project was initiated by me and my team mate to conduct a live research with an HR professional to learn about the performance management process in his or her organization. The organization chosen for the current study is Google Inc. The interviews were conducted with HR professional at Google and online marketing manager at the organization. The interviews with the professionals were conducted in person. The paper provides details about the performance management systems at Google, their employee appraisal systems and the various parameters on the basis of which the performance of the employees are evaluated. The research ...

Introduction

Xerox Corporation is one of the leading multinational organizations having its reach over 180 nations and employing more than 140,000 employees. The company has diversified into providing services to four main areas including human resource, document management, healthcare and transportation other than the core area of providing photocopier services. Leading business and information technology systems have partnered with Xerox to get ultimate solutions to facilitate their systems and processes. Xerox provides optimal services in the area of technology so that firms can operate in an effective manner (Xerox Corporation, 2014).

Human resource practices in Xerox Corporation

Xerox Corporation believes that employees are its core ...

Introduction

The business systems and processes have been revolutionized in view of the technology advancement that the world has witnessed, and the suppleness of organizations has increased with regards to the available resources at their disposal. The development of the team and their skills set is as important as the development and innovation in the products and services. The focus of an organization with regards to developing competitive advantage is through hiring employees who are self motivated and also have the necessary skill set to succeed. Strategic Competency Development is in essence defined as a process that comprehends ...

Introduction

Practically every aspect of business has undergone a massive transformation over the past two decades as globalization and modernization fueled by technological advancement have engulfed the business landscape. As a result, significant change has been witnessed in a variety of business related areas that range from business operations and information technology, to strategic competitive positioning and human resource management. Regardless of the area of business in question, it is the leadership that has come to play an integral role in the change and innovation process, which has enabled the business landscape as a whole to transform into the highly efficient, modernized and high-tech ...

Management Development: A Case of Britannic Assurance

Management Development: A Case of Britannic Assurance

Introduction

This paper reviews a case study of a management development programme initiated by an insurance company based in the United Kingdom dubbed Britannica Assurance. It reviews the company before and after the adoption of the management development program in regard to its general performance. Subsequently, an evaluation and analysis of the case study is presented detailing the contributions of other literary works on the topic of management development. Essentially, the analysis and evaluation is to develop an understanding of the benefits or otherwise of the management development program and its importance or lack of ...

Introduction

Employee Development Employee development is an on-going, joint endeavor on the part of employees and the company for upgrading the employee's skills, knowledge and capabilities (Michie and Sheehan, 2005). Effective employee development calls for a balance amid a person’s career requirements and objectives as well as the company’s need for getting the task accomplished (Howard, 1995). Employee development initiatives make constructive contribution towards organizational outcome. A highly accomplished workforce could attain more and the employers could attain more as staff members gain in knowledge and experience. Additionally, retaining employees saves a large amount of company’s resources and money ( ...

This report analyzes the current human resource systems and practices of XYZ Limited, a company incorporated in the United States. Collectively, the interplay of these systems and practices form the underlying backbone of the company`s human resource management system. According to Bratton (2012), the human resource management system of a company refers to the conscience strategies, applications, practices and systems that the company has implemented at a particular point in time to facilitate the oversight of its talent management or human resource division. This paper presents the outcomes of a project which was undertaken to analyze these functions in the context of ...

Abstract

Performance appraisal and employee development practices that include rewards are part of performance management systems that promote the function of human resources management in an organization. Employees and managers of an organization suffer from many flaws that affect business operations either positively or negatively. Companies reward employees who fail because a successful innovation is preceded by a series of failures. The following research aimed at investigating how organizations reward failures and its impact. The research also aimed to answer the question as to what type of rewards do organizations give those who fail, and how effective are these rewards towards employees’ ...

Introduction

Talent management is the systematic attraction, identification, engagement, development, retention and deployment of the individuals who have a particular value to the organization through their high potential and because they fulfill the firm’s objectives. It therefore includes recruitment, goal-setting, induction, performance management, compensation management, assessment, learning, succession planning and career planning processes (Fulmer, 2004). These processes are aimed to retain employees and foster their continuing development of skills and competencies in order to achieve the organizational short term and long-term goals and objectives. Talent management is the key to success to any companies. According to research by Mckinsey and ...

Introduction

The Four Seasons Hotel management and staff have one golden rule, which is ‘do unto others, as you would have them do unto you’. This means that everyone is treated with dignity, respect and compassion; be it a client or an employee. In order to cultivate such a philosophy and culture in an organization, it is cardinal to have the right people to implement it. To achieve this objective, the Four Seasons Hotels human resource department has a comprehensive program for recruiting, selecting and hiring new employees. Opportunities are provided openly and fairly to all qualified candidates interested in working for the ...

In any organization employees remain an extremely critical asset. They are extremely useful in ensuring that organizational activities take place as intended by the management. This means that the potential of every employee’s needs to be nurtured accordingly through development of proper skills improving strategies. Among the most critical steps that may be undertaken to improve the productivity of employees are training, enhancement of proper employees’ relationship as well as employees’ and organizational development. Employees’ training is the main action that organization undertake in bid to enhance organization’s development. Training has several benefits that it extends ...

Report Supporting Purchase of an

Executive Summary The present report provides the support and justification for the purchase of an electronic medication administration records (eMAR) system for the hospital. Medication errors are a serious concern within the business of healthcare and information technology is now available to address the issues causing many of the more egregious problems in this area. In particular, eMAR systems have proven to increase the chances of the right patient receiving the right medication in the right dose through the right route at the right time. These aspects of patient care are fundamental to high quality and are too important ...

Electronic Medication Administration Record System

Research Supporting the Purchase of an Electronic Medication Administration Record System

Introduction

Medication errors in the United States are estimated to cause approximately 7000 deaths annually and cost approximately $2 billion in added health care spending. Improving the safety outcomes of medication-use processes in hospitals has been cited as a means of addressing this issue. Careful and planned use of information technology is a proven approach to solve a majority of medication errors made with paper-based systems (Paoletti et al., 2007). Computer-based systems have been found to provide much better compliance with the “five rights” of medication administration: right patient, right dose, ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The management of resources in organizations either in form of workforce or physical resources needs in depth level of understanding in evaluating, choosing and organizing. Human resources management is entitled with attracting, training, assessing and rewarding employees while overseeing the organizational mandate and objectives. Tesco is a customer oriented company that seeks to absorb and develop employees. Its baking departments are carrying out a rigorous process to select the best employees, train, motivate and oversee their career growth and performance. Through performance appraisal and management, it seeks to design a performance management strategy, employ performance evaluation tools ...

Question 1

Employee training is an essential strategy used by management in developing the skills and improving the performance of employees. The importance of the article was to establish the effects of comparative training in the United Kingdom and France. This was entitled to establish the significance of employees having training when they are working. It also compared the training offered to both countries and which one could be best applied in business organizations (Rowley, 2008). The article was also aimed at the employee development and how best this factor can be applied to different business organizations in the world. It ...

Citation

The article to be evaluated in this paper is “Role of performance Appraisal on Employee Training and Development” by Ronald Rahid. The article tries to determine whether the resolutions or decisions made regarding employee training, transfer or promotions are arrived at after thorough reference to the employees’ performance. It expounds on the benefits of training and appraisal of employees in any organization. It goes on to show the impact and effect of discussion and reviews of employee performance of assigned responsibilities and proper formulation of training avenues for the personnel to better their skills. Ronald Rahid breaks down the ...

Abstract

Dubai municipality is one of the most vital sectors for the roots of development in the country. The government puts much effort in ensuring that the system remains active and consistent in providing of knowledge and learning courses to the employees. Therefore, the human resource department has a task to ensure technical competence framework. This paper intends to provide a wider scope of the employee performance management system as a means to foster a performance culture where individual employees work is aligned with the strategic direction of the organization. This thesis provides a wider scope to means directed towards increased learning and development in ...

Workforce efficiency plan

With the technological environment, many organizations find themselves unable to achieve their goals due to ineffective workforce management. According to Schrikant and Grasman (2011), for a company to achieve its mission and objectives, it must have the correct or appropriate human resource. With many jobs increasingly becoming digitalized, certain careers are becoming of no use in the company. This requires the company to downsize, retain, and retrain to maintain a competitive edge and meet stakeholder and consumer expectations. The process of developing a clear and strategic workforce efficiency plan starts by; developing a strategic plan for allocating resources in a way that enables the ...

The General Purpose: The general purpose of this speech is to indicate the connection between continuous employee development and the achievement of overall long term success. The Specific Purpose: To explain how the employees are the most important stakeholders in an organization, and why continuous development is required. The Central Idea: developing employees through continuous on-the-job training is an essential way to maintain employees within the organization while driving the organization towards long term success. - Staff members are a fundamental part of the factors determining whether or not the organization will achieve long term success. ...

How will strength-based strategic management (like SOAR) be received internationally?

Strategic management refers to the process of specifying firms` vision, mission, and goals. In addition, strategic management involves developing policies which will be followed with an aim of realizing set goals and objectives. Strategic planning is extremely significant as an entity places itself at a competitive edge in a market by developing strategic policies and plans. Strength based strategic management lays more emphasis on factors that make an entity unique in the market. In the past, strategic planning has focused on verifying problems and finding out possible solutions to them. However, there has been a significant shift towards strength based strategies such ...

Employee Selection and Development Proposal

Gilliland-Moore Wines, Annetta Cherne, Introduction

Gilliland-Moore Wines has undergone rapid growth recently. The company has expanded its supply base to the national level. Therefore, it has to select and develop new employees to help ease the job burden created by the company’s expansion. The company must conduct a research to determine a suitable method of selecting and developing competent employees.

Research overview on employee development and selection

Current research on the development and selection of potential employees focuses on how to select individuals with talent, ability, skill and knowledge to competently meet the demands of the organization. The research also focuses on how to identify ...

Training is very important in organization’s development. Before an organization engages in any development strategy, the first consideration is whether it has the required skills. Essentially, an organization needs to have all the key skills for efficient management (Cummings & Worley, 2008). It’s only through training that the skills can be developed and performance improved. Technological advances and professional developments also necessitate training. Training is beneficial to both the organization and the employees. It enhances and sharpens the level of skills of the employees, provides a sense of motivation and satisfaction, and increases both the employer and employee ...

Summary

This paper extracted evidences from Liu et al.’s The value of human resource mangement for organizational performance (2007), Chen’s Evaluation of Human Resources using Development Performance Management: a study among schools in Taiwan (2011), Hameed and Waheed’s Employee development and its effects on employee performance: a conceptual framework (2011), Shah et al.’s The impact of human resource dimensons on organizational performance from an international perspective (2011) and Tiraieyari et al’s A. Relationship between human development competncies and work performance (2011). Evidences were selectively extracted from these journals to serve as backup to the arguments in this ...

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Abstract

It is a fact that every organization has its eye on increasing its profitability with time. In line with this thought, researchers and scholars have come up with models and theories that have helped business enterprises to become stable in their quest to remain relevant in the market. Many companies have adopted different theories and models that have seen them through time and have helped them to remain profitable. However, it is also clear that the market is a relatively volatile arena that has, in recent years become quite unpredictable. Major organizations that compete for the same resources and markets ...