Essays on Training AND Development

HRD program that is most often not done well

An important component in designing a HRD program that is most often not done well is education and training. Education and training define an employee; without it the worker is ineffective and cannot meet expectations. Authors and experts blame the educational system and the training infrastructure for the inadequate preparation of a particular workforce. You cannot teach an employee statistical process control if that employee had not mastered seventh-grade math or fifth-grade reading. Studies have shown that many job applicants are not prepared for the present job market, let alone the advanced economy they will face in the near ...

VP Operations

As Pepsi o is the biggest player in the international beverage industry, the company has to maintain its distinct position by successfully handling the operational strategy. The operational strategy of Pepsi Co aims to meet the business needs in ten strategic decisional areas. These areas under the operational management include the design of goods and services, quality management, process and capacity design, location strategy, layout design and strategy, job design and human resources, supply chain management, inventory management, scheduling, and maintenance. The ultimate aim of the operational strategy is to maintain ad efficient response time to the fluctuations in ...

The reason for my topic selection

The case study is very important and synonymous with the course – human resource development and some concepts of leadership. It has a whole lot of connotations which have to be explained and understood. Human resource has to be developed because this is what constitutes an organization. In fact, we can see the whole of humanity to be a significant resource of skills and talents that are just waiting to be tapped, trained and managed. Training and development of individuals must fit with organization’s goals and objectives. This case study will greatly improve my knowledge of leadership and human ...

Organizational Design

Contrary to typical assumptions that will associate the concept of organization design with that of structuring organizational charts and the likes, organization design has a more comprehensive and practical designation than it really sounds. There is a holistic way of looking at organization design –it is the modeling and alignment of all the involved elements of an organization with the intention of achieving an agreed upon objective. Organizational design is a forthright organizational process with a pertinence so outspoken, that it should literally be addressed in every status meeting of every department on that organization. Organization design is carried ...

Introduction

‘Development of managers’ emotional competencies: mind-body training implication’ is an article written based on research conducted on the effectiveness of mind-body training on the development of managers’ emotional competencies. It uses a quasi-experimental design in testing a sample of managers to represent an entire population. The article is useful in providing information that is crucial in instructional design, talent management, and human resource development.

Summary

This is a research conducted on managers to determine the relationship between mind-body training and emotional competencies. It assesses emotional competencies in relation to human relationships and offers a solution to positive and healthy relationships. ...

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 ...

Executive Summary:

At the beginning, it is important to say that Riva is one of the famous multinational brands. It is one of the well-known brands under the umbrella of Armada Group. The company was established in 1997. Currently, Riva is operational in five countries of the Gulf region; Kuwait, United Arab of Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabian and Bahrain. Riva has more than thirty outlet stores in the region with an aim to expand to 150 by the end of 2017. The company faces extensive competition globally thus needs continuos development to match the trends in the fashion industry. Riva is ...

Impact of Team-Based Approach on Productivity at Nestlé

Introduction

Companies in the contemporary business environment must rely more and more on intangible assets and develop competitive advantage beyond the hard and soft attributes of their products and services. Globalization and internationalization of supply chains demand more flexibility and resilience from the companies, placing pressure on their creative and innovative capabilities (Sims, 2007). That said Human Resource Management (HRM) has gone a long way in transforming from a simple administrative support function to a strategic element in most of the modern forward-looking organizations. Diversity is the key to building sustainable competitive ...

Difference and Similarities among three Positions

Similarities and Differences The key similarity among three jobs, such as receptionist, information clerks and database administrators is that all provide information to customers. All three types of jobs are linked to providing information to the internal and external customers about company’s operations, policies, processes and new products and services. On the other hand, there are various differences between three jobs. One of the differences is the scope of the jobs. For example, receptionist is responsible for administrative tasks like taking calls and welcoming visitors (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Information clerks perform clerical duties ranging from maintenance of ...

Learning Activity # 01

In the contemporary business settings, the purpose of marketing is to make your product available where your customers are. Apparently, your target customers are dispersed everywhere due to the emergence of several information transmitting mediums. Modern business requires a holistic marketing approach, which facilitates reaching the target market customers by all means while ensuring that the right message is communicated to the right audience. Nowadays, people have advanced technological gadgets like smart phones, tablets, and laptops, and have greater accessibility to information. Therefore, apart from newspapers, magazines, television, and radio, they are also frequently using social media, web pages, ...

Development of Performance and Reward Management system in Nokia

Performance and Reward Management are very critical functions of Human Resource Management especially in Multinational firms which employ a diverse workforce. The performance Management and Reward management systems in these organizations have to address country specific issues to make them more effective. Well formulated policies for performance and Reward Management achieve important HRM objectives such as motivation, employee satisfaction and loyalty and low employee turnover. However changing workplace environment and external factors necessitate that these policies are reviewed and reformulated regularly to keep them aligned with organizational strategies as well as external environment. Due to the global implications of ...

Introduction

Lumenpulse first ventured into business in the year 2006 with its headquarters in Canada. Their main business agenda was to design and manufacture lighting fixtures and related accessories, electronics and technologies for household and industrial interiors and exteriors decors (Lumenpulse, n.d). Over the years, the company has achieved significant growth and quite impressive recognition. To sustain its market share and maximize on its competitive edge, Lumenpulse has resorted into developing and implementing the latest and modest technologies and innovations to enable offer clients long-lasting and above standard lighting fixtures. All this is achievable formulating and executing a sound training ...

According to careful estimation, Millennials, today, account for the highest percentage of total population in the U.S. as well as across the world as also shown in the figure provided below.

The Millennial Generation in Numbers

Figure 1. Goldman Sachs (2016). Millenials Coming of Age. Retrieved from http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/pages/millennials/ Youth participation in total population has always been critically important and center of attention for authors, thinkers, and scholars around the globe as they endeavored to investigate the role of the young generation in different dimensions such as social, economic, environmental, religious ones. (PWC, 2016). What is applicable to organizational dynamics? Due to their growing influence, ...

Compensation is the payment offered by an employer to an employee in exchange of the services received from him. Mostly compensation is monetary but it may include certain non monetary facilities such as housing, conveyance, insurance etc. Compensation is further divided into two general types: Direct and Indirect compensation. Direct compensation includes base wage, incentives, bonus, leave encashment etc. while indirect compensation is designed to provide additional benefits such as social security, health insurance etc and does not vary with performance. Designing a compensation plan that is satisfactory to all is a major challenge for the Human Resource Management ...

Marketing Audit and Plan of QANTAS Airline

Organizational view The airline industry is a fastest growing services industry in the world that is providing air transport services to the traveling passengers and freight. I am very inspired by the industry business, and it provided valuable service to me. I have gathered some information and aware about a leading Australian Airline company, Qantas. The marketing audit is and empirical study of the company that Qantas to understand the global market’s demand and examine the competitors’ market. It also helps the management to investigate the current marketing aspects and set future strategies. I am familiar with the ...

Management at Taco Bell

Analysis of Two Main Changes in Taco Bell Management Style Taco Bell was founded in 1946 by Glen Bell. It is a California-based fast food restaurant that specializes in the preparation of Mexican-style fast food. The company has now grown to be the leading Mexican-style restaurant in the USA. The company serves about 35 million customers in a week which is such a commendable number. The company has gone global given that it is not only located in America. The company has got an international presence in countries like Canada, Chile, as well as other European and Asian countries. ...

Rancho Solano

Rancho Solano Private School (RSPS) is a private school founded in 1954. Until 2013, the school continued to open educational establishments across the country. However, after 2013, the economic recession started to take its toll on the educational industry. In 2014, the school started announcing closure of several of their schools. These closures have continued over the past two years. At the same time, school enrollment is increasing across the country. In Arizona, K-12 enrollment is expected to grow by 23% by 2023 (Oke, 2015, p. 3). The RSPS campuses in Arizona closed in 2014. It is a necessity ...

Introduction

The ‘best fit' approach refers to the establishment of an alignment between Human resource strategies and Organizational strategies. In this method, the strategies held by the human resource department should be structured to aid in the achievement of goals set for the entire organization (Bratton, 2007). On the other hand, Best practice approach entails the implementation of a combination of the finest practices in human resource management, which focus on high commitment, involvement, and performance. This approach is done with the aim of achieving improved performance of the organization as a whole. This paper will focus on the major ...

Literature Review

Introduction According to careful estimation, Millennials, today, account for the highest percentage of total population in the U.S. as well as across the world as also shown in the figure provided below: (Goldmansachs, 2016) It is an admitted fact that participation of youth in total population has always been critically important and center of attention for authors, thinkers, and scholars around the globe. They endeavored to investigate the role of the young generation in different dimensions such as society, economy, environment, patterns of religious beliefs, etc (PWC, 2016). So is applicable to organizational dynamics. Due to their growing influence, ...

Employee training and development play a crucial role in the attainment of organizational goal by incorporating both the interest of an organization and the workforce. The most critical factor that significantly improves employee performance is training. This memo is addressed to the board of trustees to urge it to triple the investment in training and development this year to improve the performance of employees.

Importance of Training and Development in Improving Employee Performance

Training and development enhance employee job satisfaction: Job satisfaction plays a significant role in improving employee productivity, motivation and low turnover (Khan, Khan & Khan, 2011). Therefore, training and development will help in nurturing workers to ...

Expatriates are often sent on foreign assignments with the goals of widening the international horizons of an organization and also to broaden intercultural experiences. The move to sell American wine in France is one that requires knowledge on the differences between the American market and the French market. In the practical sense, the expatriates will have to adjust and this is one of the most important factors that require an effective training program. The adjustment is a process where the expatriates learn about the local market factors and interact with the locals to help reduce uncertainties related to cultural ...

Executive Summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is a large bank serving many clients. To improve their ability to win more customers, it needs to train its supervisors in the sales and marketing division. Training motivates employees to become more committed to the company. Training also minimises instances of high turnover. Furthermore, training increases employees’ performance, which ultimately contributes to the organizational performance. Before taking employees for the training program, CBA ought to conduct a needs analysis. This will assist in the development of the content of the training program. In this case, the content of the training program for supervisors ...

Introduction

Arguably, it is possible to tentatively or entirely sideline the concept of investing in workforce training and development. The principle argument or line of thought states that the process cannot be quantified financially from an investment angle when calculating ROI (Return on investment). However, research on employee training has proven that although the program is costly in the initial phase, the outcomes are very formidable to the progress, growth, competitive advantage and increased returns to the firm (Barrett & O’Connell, 2001). In light of return on investment and employee training and development, I would like to present the following ...

Final Business Plan

Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4

SWOT Analysis 6 Balanced Scorecard 9 Organizational Assessment 9 Mission 10 Vision Statement 10 Value Statement 10 Strategy and Tactics to realize Strategic Objectives 10 Marketing Strategy 11 Monitoring and Control 11 Ethical Issues including Legal and regulatory Issues 11 Corporate Social Responsibility 12 Conclusion 12

References 13

Executive Summary The Eco Food Company was incorporated in the year 2012 as an entity to provide eco-friendly and high-quality food to the consumers. The sales were executed against the orders gathered. However, with the help of its talented and dedicated staff, the organization was able to attain ...

Abstract

Executive Coaching is a relatively new Human Resource Development process aimed at helping a client to reach his full potential in an organization. This process consists of preparing him to execute the responsibilities of a leader, a decision maker, change facilitator as well as guiding him to deal with the stress, maintain a work life balance and develop an ethical approach towards his work. Although the profession of an executive coach does not need a specific academic degree or practice license like the well established profession of a Psychologist, there are some distinct similarities between the two which have ...

Imperial Oil, founded in 1880 is a giant petroleum producing company, with its headquarters located in Calgary, Canada. It is the second largest integrated petroleum company in Canada and has registered a phenomenal growth since its inception. Its operations consist of exploring and producing oil, manufacturing and distributing petroleum products for energy sources, producing chemicals for industrial and domestic use through innovative and sustainable technology. ( Annual report, 2016) reports a cash generation of $22 bn from operations only during 2010-2015. Its performance can be evaluated from the growing dividends paid to its shareholders in last 21 consecutive years. Imperial ...

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 4 The Workforce as a Competitive Advantage 5 How to Value and Retain Employees 7 Proper Recruitment Strategies 7 Staff Socialization 8 Training and Development of Staff 8 Compensation and Rewards 9

References 12

Executive Summary All the resources of an institution are crucial in the development and achievement of the objectives of a given business entity. It is essential for the management of an institution to properly manage the resources. However, the human capital is regarded as the most vital resource of an institution. Its skills, competencies, knowledge, and innovativeness, are essential in the growth of human resource management. ...

Introduction

Human resource management involves all processes concerned with hiring and improving the performance of employees in an organisation. The motive is to ensure that the goals, missions and vision of an organisation are achieved efficiently. This paper defines the notion of training and development, explains its role and ways through which it can be employed to ensure efficiency in delivery. Fundamentally, Training refers to activity that has been organised with a motive of imparting knowledge, information and instructions so as to improve the employee or recipient’s performance. Besides ensuring acquisition of knowledge, it involves the application of the ...

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Introduction This HR audit paper focuses on analyzing the human resource management of one of the world’s most significant telecommunication organization i.e. Bell Canada Telecommunications Company. It aims at studying the effectiveness and proficiencies of Bell Canada’s HR department by analyzing its organizational structure, HR functions, and its strengths and weaknesses. On the basis of this analysis, the paper proposes some recommendations that can help Bell Canada in improving the efficacy of its HR gatherings.

Bell Canada Telecommunications Company

Bell Canada Telecommunications Company – commonly referred as Bell Canada or Bell is a Canadian media and telecommunications company, ...

Introduction

Training and development prove to be an integral organizational objective of any business entity. It is the core strategy and pervasive approach to maintaining a workforce that can raise and sustain the overall competitive advantage and niche in the market. The program aims at building personal, managerial, organizational, and professional capacity in the system. Effective training is geared towards achieving organizational goals and objectives. Therefore, corporate training curriculum developers purpose to streamline all the tenets of the instructional approach and objectives to align with the aims and objectives of the organization. In light of training in business organizations, the ...

The article, “The Effect of Training and Development on Employee Attitude as it Relates to Training and Work Proficiency” by Debra L. Truitt looks into the impact that development efforts directed towards workers have to organizations. The study is built on the realization that an informational gap exists in the concept of employee development in small and mid-sized companies (Truitt, 2011). The study seeks to find out whether there is a relationship between employee training and the development of positive attitudes to training and proficiency in a given job. The study takes an experimental approach since it involves the ...

Executive Summary

British Petroleum (BP) has to design and implement a change management program with immediate effect. This is to convince the workforce that the proposed massive job cut is vital for the survival of the organization. As part of this program, the BP management has to make some key changes to its HR policies and practices. The organization should rely specifically on mobile-based e-learning platforms and social media learning in order to promote HR training and development. In addition, the company may use tools such as recognition, perks, and gifting for rewarding employees who go beyond their responsibilities. Finally, the ...

Crumpacker, M., & Crumpacker, J. (2007). Succession planning and generational stereotypes: Should HR consider age-based values and attitudes a relevant factor or a passing fad? Public Personnel Management, 36(4), 349-369.

Problem Statement

The problem statement in the article ‘Succession planning and generational stereotypes: Should HR consider age-based values and attitudes a relevant factor or a passing fad?’ by Martha Crumpacker and Jill M. Crumpacker establishes that the labour force of the present day consist of no less than four age groups, which spread more than sixty years apart. The capability of the department of the human resources to operate with the ...

The strategic nature of employee training and development

Training is a company activity, facilitating the employees to require necessary skills in order to cope with the task, that they were hired for (Ekot, 2010). While speaking about the nature of employee training and development, we must first indicate its reasons and benefits (Shaw). Companies often organize training in case of changes in personnel, when they integrate advanced technology or new equipment. Besides, employee training and development can be helpful in creating an effective team. It is also possible to train about a specific issue, peculiar in a definite field. Moreover, an individual professional development program can be ...

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, ...

360 Degree System

Chapter 1

Introduction: Performance appraisal is the critical tool in the human resources management for the achievement of the organizational goals and the objectives. This performance appraisal helps to improve the employee’s strength and weakness. Based on the performance appraisal, the performance of the employees can be measured and evaluated. 360 degree review is the appraisal approach and it is defined as collecting feedback from multiple sources of the input of employees, colleagues, seniors to evaluate the performance appraisal. The research mainly focuses on the validation and reliability of the appraisal system which makes convenient for the ...

Introduction

Samsung has been in the telecommunication business since 1977, but it was in 1993 that the company changes its shift from the cost saving approach to providing unique featured products. It was then in 1994 that the company started creating and ruling the mobile phone market globally. Since then the company has been doing various efforts to maintain the strong hold within the market despite of immense competition from giants like Apple.

Strategy

Samsung Mission Samsung as a sole mission as an organization which is adapted for all its division which is to allocate the resources and the capabilities that ...

Management Practices

Management Practices

Introduction

Henri Fayol is well-known for the five management functions he identified like planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling (Golden Pryor & Taneja, 2010). These factors are important to practice to achieve the key processes of management, including planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling organizational activities (Grebner & Mattingly, 2016). According to DuBrin (2011) the managers perform the managerial functions in order to achieve goals like managing and leading employees and retaining key employees, etc. McDonald’s is the organization for which I worked also practice the earlier described management functions.

Planning is one of the key managerial activities of ...

Abstract

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incidents are a real threat to human life and property in the modern world. CBRNE incidents involve a significantly higher risk as compared to hazardous material (Hazmat) events primarily due to the involvement of terrorist elements. The rapidly increasing risk of terrorism along with a significant increase in nuclear threats considerably elevates the importance of CBRNE preparedness. CBRNE defense involves the readiness, prevention, response, and avoidance of events that may adversely affect human life, health, property, and infrastructure. The United States has training programs and professionals in all divisions of the armed ...

1. The hospitality industry is one of the most important parts of the global service industry. The performance of the restaurant industry is directly associated with employees including waiters, chefs, and managers. The Brass Rail is a large restaurant chain that serves many customers. Many problems raised in the company that were mostly related to the management of operations and employees. It is explained in the case study that employees affected the restaurant operations. The management was not stable in the restaurant branch located in Wanden. Due to lack of proper management, the branch faced different issues related to ...

Specifically, what functions did it (not) fulfill? Why?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is one of the leading investment banks in the United States. Since its founding in 1935 by Henry Morgan and Harold Stanley, the company has been transformed into a “One-Firm Company”. The company relied on its employees to achieve the transformation and present itself to its clients and the public in a unified manner. In the old appraisal system, only the managers of the firm evaluated the employees. In many cases, the evaluation would be done once a year. Many employees viewed the evaluations as unwelcome and awkward paperwork instead of perceiving them as crucial tools ...

Program:

Specialization: Human Resources

Part 1: Professional Goals

Professional Introduction My professional goal incorporates the attainment of a strategic position on the basis of my knowledge, skills and abilities. I intend to become a strategic expert by encompassing the senior human resources leadership rank. I also want to utilize my technical and conceptual skills in order to direct, inspire and lead others by means of my representation as a human resources scholar. I possess adequate academic knowledge about Human Resource Management because I have completed my graduate and post-graduate education with the specialization in Human Resources Management. My bachelors degree account for the technical ...

Introduction

Perhaps the most important factor in case of providing healthcare services to clients is that of efficiency . This efficiency is dependent on a number of factors and, it needs to be mentioned, it depends on the infrastructure of healthcare facilities as well. This presentation will focus on this aspect as it highlights the importance of identification and reduction of fatigue in the nursing workplace environment which are psychological in nature. Fatigue can be of two types – physical and psychological; psychological fatigue, which is invisible , is in fact a serious threat which can harm the overall service quality to clients. ...

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT –

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

(Department)

National Cultural Profiles

According to Hofstede’s profile, Greece has the following results: Power distance: Score: 60 – almost medium level Hierarchy and inequalities, in Greece, have an acceptable level. People with power have more advantages and responsibilities. Elders have more importance and children look after them. Given the way, I have been raised and the dealing of my family with elders, I agree with this view.

Individualism: Score: 35 – collective culture

Greece shows a collectivist culture in which strong and loyal connection to a group could protect the members. This is also true for businesses, where people know each other, and long-lasting and ...

1.0 Introduction The hospitality industry is growing rapidly due to globalization and the use of advanced technology. Now, the business of hotels and restaurants are moving towards expansion in different markets to increase market share and profitability of business. However, the key factor in the success of this business is customer satisfaction that can only be ensured by providing high-quality services through experts and professionals. The major issue is the availability of specialized and skill staff or employees who can provide efficient services to the visitors. Although training and education are provided to the staff regarding the tool to ...

Introduction

According to Edwin Flippo, human resource management is the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of the procurement development of the human resources to the end that both individual and societal objectives are achieved (Deb, 2006). Human resource is considered as the most valuable asset in any organization because the human resource function, in a real sense, adds considerable value to the organization (Beardwell and Claydon, 2007). Complete withdrawal of the human resource function would almost imply cessation to the whole organization (Deb 2006). From a general point of view, the human resource function is identified as one ...

Recommendation

Increasingly complex international business environment makes organization provoke vigorous debates on the role of human resource management and development of the sustainable competitive advantage through human capital and intangible resources. Watkins (2013) that while there is a universal agreement on the fact that concept of organizational culture is known and it plays the crucial role in shaping organizational strategies and behaviors, there is little agreement on what this organizational culture actually is and what it encompasses. Schein (2010) defines organizational culture as a set of values and rituals, which serve as a way to collectively, build a description of ...

Performance appraisal is a necessity in any given organization. They are composed regular reviews regarding employees’ job performance. Performance appraisals help an organization to determine the performance of its employees and decide on future training and development programs for various employees depending on their performance. The results are usually provided to employees to enable them to improve or motivate them to perform even better. Performance appraisals can also be used for promotional, motivational and communication purposes. Organizations also use this method to develop employee compensation schemes as well as in validating the employee selection process and making changes in ...

Introduction

Human Resource Management (HRM) is an important formal system that guides the management of employees within an organization. In essence, HRM creates a firm, goal-oriented, and effective organization by maximizing the efficiency of the workforce and directing on the policies of the organization (Chadwick, 2005). Also, the HRM creates an efficient team of the workforce that guides the entire process of planning, recruiting, selecting, hiring, and retaining the best-suited employees to enhance the organization success. In this paper, we analyze some of the stages and steps involved in the employment of staffs/employees. Next, the paper develops a strategy for ...

Introduction

Background of the Study Hospitality companies constantly require to ensure the satisfaction level of its employees. It is due to the fact that the companies are more effective when they take steps to satisfy their employees (Langton, Robbins & Judge, 2007). The satisfied employees are considered an effective labor force and they become the key asset for the company’s effectiveness (Tepper, Lockhart & Hoobler, 2001). Various authors have identified the organizational performance as well as the willingness of employees to have sound working conditions. According to Jin-Zhao and Jing (2009) human resources are one of the key parts of the ...

Employees training in an organization is very essential for the success of the organization. Different countries have employed employee training to ensure the increase in the production level of the organization. Training is important as it enables the new employees in the organization to learn the different activities conducted in the organization. Working with Coca-Cola Company in the training and development of employees helps to understand the importance of the employees training in a global company. Coca cola is a global company supplying soft drinks across the world. The company has employed the use of employee's training to ensure ...

Introduction

The needs assessment for the training of a company’s employees is critical for shaping them into strong workers for the organization. In order for each employee to conduct their job with the highest effectiveness or utmost quality, the training program must create the needs assessment based on such criteria like, a) the goals or objectives of the companies work environment, b) job tasks which needs to be learned, c) required competencies that are needed to perform the job functions, and d) individuals who need to be trained in general. Additionally, the needs assessment can also be identified as ...

Leadership Styles at Blue Sky

The new CEO has proved his willingness to adopt a visionary, collaborative and transformational approach in his efforts to restore the competitiveness of Blue Sky. Unlike in the era of Max Blue when all decisions were made by him since he believed that as the owner, he had the final say on the actions to be taken, Willis has his focus on the need to involve everyone in decision making including the regional directors who were previously denied the opportunity to take part in the executive meetings. Hubres seems to be a visionary leader too considering the fact that ...

Abstract

The period of economic recession impacts significantly on the nature of the organizational learning strategy. According to a survey conducted by Personnel Today, in 2009, economic recession affected the learning and development strategy by 59% globally (Personnel Today, 2009). Economic recession is usually a long duration of economic decline characterized by low output, unemployment, a decline in the availability of credit, reduction in the level of trade, and fluctuations in currency value. These challenges affect the ability of industries to manage their human resources (HR) effectively. In particular, the period of recession affects the ability of the management to ...

Executive Summary

Globalization and external environmental factors affecting change management transform the role of Human Resource Development from facilitator to change leader and highlight the importance of emotional intelligence on individual and group levels within organizations. The intense global competition requires firms to rely on the effective human resource management department to play the major role of keeping employees engaged. With increasing number of firms willing to penetrate global markets and the fact that competence among employees is seen as the main driver to success, it is imperative that human resource managers co-operate with other departments to improve competitive position of ...

Introduction

Pacific World Singapore Pvt. Ltd, human resource function, continuous to be critical department and remains as the core staff in ensuring successful accomplishment of its mission. Operating in tourism and hospitality sector, Pacific World Singapore Pvt. Ltd has many employees from different regions and culture making its strongest team of tourism and catering attendants. The employees consist of 1800 travel agencies, and countless incoming agencies along other technical and other operations employees. Pacific World Singapore Pvt. Ltd deals with diverse culture and different category of clients from all over the world. The success of the company is highly depended ...

Introduction

Background In the contemporary business environment, the role of Human Resources has become a crucial and important component. Many traditional perceptions suggest that the HR is only perceived as a department to source and acquired new talents. However, most of the HR activities are far beyond the sourcing and employing the new employees. Human Resources Managers are involved in planning, coordinating, and directing the administrative responsibilities of the organization. According to Bach and Edwards (2013), human resources management allows organization and establishment of employment conditions that allows the employees to achieve the desired productive output while satisfying a wide ...

I am working towards becoming a training and development manager. I harbor the belief that all capable individuals should assist their colleagues to achieve their optimum potentials. Ideally, a fortunate or less informed individual should be willing to assist the less informed or the less fortunate ones. An individual’s weakness should not be a basis for discrimination or despise. Instead, it should be a valuable opportunity for one to build greater and more desirable competencies for another person. Where an individual shows the desire and willingness to develop other people’s talents, they also benefit themselves in one ...

I will begin by introducing myself so that as you go along with the reading of this document, you can have my background embedded as clearly in your mind. I am a male who is married now. I started working in the year 2003 as an administrative assistance and quit the job in the year 2006. Then later in 2006, I got another job as an HR specialist in a reputed organization and since then I am committed to this job. I would say that my academic background and upbringing has helped me groom my personality in a better ...

Abstract

Successful andragogy-based outcomes can be realized by the creation of comfortable professional development opportunities that focus on training applicability to address the concerns, interests, needs and issues pertaining to middle adult workers. Participation in practical activities and role playing enable middle adult learners to relate to novel teaching instructions and, by extension, keep them interested and engaged in their work place activities. The reason to keep middle adult staff engaged is to ensure that they have a positive attitude towards their job and that they are able to sustain their productivity for a considerable period. As such, there is ...