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Discuss how business strategy influences the type and amount of training in a company. Explain how the role of training has changed. Describe how changes in work roles influence training. Discuss how a companys staffing and human resource planning strategies influence training.
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Explain the training needs created by concentration, internal growth, external growth, and disinvestment business strategies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of organizing the training function according to the faculty, customer, matrix, and corporate university models. Discuss the characteristics of the virtual training organization and how it can contribute to the companys business strategy.
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Tires Pluss business strategy affects the time and money invested in training. Training helps employees learn job skills and helps the company retain and motivate employees. Training is strategic for:
Business goals related to human resources, and Productivity, customer service, and innovation
A plan that integrates the companys goals, policies, and actions. The strategy influences how the company uses:
physical capital (plants, technology, and equipment) financial capital (assets and cash reserves) human capital (employees)
The business strategy helps direct the companys activities to reach specific goals.
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Where to compete?
How to compete?
On what outcome or differentiating characteristic will we compete? Cost? Quality? Reliability? Delivery? Innovativeness?
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The amount of training devoted to current or future job skills. The extent to which training is customized for the particular needs of an employee or developed based on the needs of a team, unit, or division. Whether training is restricted to specific groups of employees or open to all employees.
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The importance placed on training compared to other human resource management practices such as selection and compensation.
planned and systematically administered, or provided only when problems occur, or spontaneously as a reaction to what competitors are doing
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Managing Alignment
Clarify team goals and company goals. Help employees manage their objectives. Scan organization environment for useful information for the team.
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Coordinating Activities
Ensure that team is meeting internal and external customer needs. Ensure that team meets its quantity and quality objectives. Help team resolve problems with other teams. Ensure uniformity in interpretation of policies and procedures. Facilitate team decision making. Help team use effective decision-making processes.
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Global Presence
Business Conditions
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The type of training and resources devoted to training are influenced by the strategy adopted for two HRM practices:
Staffing Human Resource Planning
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HR planning allows the company to anticipate the movement of human resources in the company. HR plans can help identify where employees with certain types of skills are needed in the company. Training can be used to prepare employees for:
increased responsibilities in their current job, promotions, lateral moves, transfers, and
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Strategy Concentration
Emphasis
Increase market share Reduce operating costs Create market niche Market development Product development Innovation Joint ventures
How Achieved
Improve quality Improve productivity Customize products Add distribution channels Expand global markets Create new products Joint ownership
Key Issues
Skill currency Development of existing work force
Training Implications
Team building Cross-training Specialized programs Interpersonal skill training On-the-job training Support high-quality product value Cultural training Conflict negotiation skills Manager training in feedback and communication Technical competence in jobs
Internal Growth
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Strategy
Emphasis
Horizontal integration Vertical integration Concentric diversification Retrenchment Turnaround Divestiture Liquidation
How Achieved
Acquire firms for new market access Acquire firms to supply or buy products Acquire any firm Reduce costs Reduce assets Generate revenue Redefine goals Sell off all assets
Key Issues
Integration Redundancy Restructuring
Training Implications
Determining capabilities of acquired employees Integrating training systems Team building Motivation Goal setting Stress management Time management Leadership training Outplacement assistance Job-search skills training
Disinvestment
Efficiency
Matrix Model
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Director of Training
Safety Training
Quality Training
Leadership Development
Sales Training
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Director of Training
Information Systems
Marketing
Finance
Business Functions
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Director of Training
Sales Training
Quality Training
Safety Training
Marketing
Business Functions
Human Resources
Inconsistent Use of Common Training Practices Best Training Practices Not Shared Training Not Integrated or Coordinated
Employees (not the company) have primary responsibility for learning The most effective learning takes place on the job, not in the classroom For training to translate into improved job performance, the manager-employee relationship (not employee-trainer relationship) is critical.
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A virtual training organization is customer focused Takes more responsibility for learning and evaluating training effectiveness Provides customized training solutions based on customer needs Determines when and how to deliver training based on customer needs Leverages resources from many areas
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Involve the target audience in developing the training or learning effort Demonstrate how a training and development program can be used to solve specific needs Showcase an example of how training has been used within the company to solve specific business needs
Identify a champion who actively supports training Listen and act on feedback received from clients, managers, and employees