Pub Date : 2010-06-08DOI: 10.1108/03090591011049792
Paul Lyons
Purpose – The aim of this article is to describe the scenistic approach to training with corresponding activities and the theory bases that support the approach.Design/methodology/approach – Presented is the definition of the concept of scenistic training along with the step‐by‐step details of the implementation of the approach. Scenistic methods, while clear examples of situated cognition and learning, are derived from several other important theory bases to include constructivism, experiential learning, mental models, transformative learning, and action theory.Findings – The theory base offers support for the activities and steps contained in scenistic training methods. The theories, in combination, address motivation, distinct learning tasks and activities, and the regulation of learning. To an extent, scenistic methods invite the trainee to create and manage learning with guidance and support from trainers. This delegation of responsibility to the trainee has powerful motivational consequences.Researc...
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Pub Date : 2010-06-08DOI: 10.1108/03090591011049783
A. Lau
Purpose – The importance of purchasing and supply management (PSM) for business performance has received considerable attention in recent years. However, research on PSM training and education is inadequate. This paper aims to present initial findings from PSM practitioners about current PSM training and education needs in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approach – An industrial survey of PSM participants was conducted. Of the 405 PSM practitioners contacted, 53 responded to the survey, for a response rate of 13.1 percent.Findings – The study identifies current trends, skills and knowledge areas for PSM professionals. The results show that the trends of PSM focus on purchasing cost reduction, the skills focus on negotiation and communication, and the knowledge on supply analysis and relationship management. The study also finds that companies tend to adopt on‐the‐job training for PSM staff but lack a systematic PSM training approach.Research limitations/implications – The study suggests that human resource d...
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Pub Date : 2010-06-08DOI: 10.1108/03090591011049828
Lorna Storr, Steve Trenchard
Purpose – The purpose of this case study is to describe the design and delivery of a leadership programme for a diverse group of clinicians and middle managers within a British mental health organisation.Design/methodology/approach – This paper shows how the course was co‐designed between managers, clinicians and higher education, specifically to meet the needs of individuals, teams and the organisation. The authors' thoughts and impressions are presented based on their experience of developing and facilitating this program. Particular attention focuses on notions of leadership, adult learning and organisational change and how these influenced the design of the course. Furthermore, consideration is given to aligning the programme to the organisational culture and strategic plan.Findings – Drawing on Kolb's experiential learning cycle, a process map for the learning journey emerged which shows how the participants were able to critically blend theory with experience and practice. Using a three‐dimensional ...
{"title":"From swampy lowlands to giddy heights: A case study of leadership development in a mental health setting","authors":"Lorna Storr, Steve Trenchard","doi":"10.1108/03090591011049828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011049828","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this case study is to describe the design and delivery of a leadership programme for a diverse group of clinicians and middle managers within a British mental health organisation.Design/methodology/approach – This paper shows how the course was co‐designed between managers, clinicians and higher education, specifically to meet the needs of individuals, teams and the organisation. The authors' thoughts and impressions are presented based on their experience of developing and facilitating this program. Particular attention focuses on notions of leadership, adult learning and organisational change and how these influenced the design of the course. Furthermore, consideration is given to aligning the programme to the organisational culture and strategic plan.Findings – Drawing on Kolb's experiential learning cycle, a process map for the learning journey emerged which shows how the participants were able to critically blend theory with experience and practice. Using a three‐dimensional ...","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115832865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-11DOI: 10.1108/03090591011039117
Elisabeth E. Bennett
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Pub Date : 2010-05-11DOI: 10.1108/03090591011039090
Heather C. Kissack, Jamie L. Callahan
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that training designers can, and should, account for organizational culture during training needs assessments.Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing the approach and arguments in Giddens' structuration theory, the paper conceptually applies these tenets to training and development programs within organizations.Findings – Within a typical analysis‐design‐develop‐implement‐evaluate (ADDIE) training model, relationships between organizational culture and each step of the training are conceptually available. Organizational culture shapes, influences, and redefines training programs which, in turn, shape, influence, and redefine organizational culture. Including a culture analysis within program planning will ultimately alleviate many of the problems that may arise during the implementation of a training and development program because of cultural resistance and/or clash of values between culture and training.Research limitations/implications – The argumen...
{"title":"The reciprocal influence of organizational culture and training and development programs","authors":"Heather C. Kissack, Jamie L. Callahan","doi":"10.1108/03090591011039090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011039090","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that training designers can, and should, account for organizational culture during training needs assessments.Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing the approach and arguments in Giddens' structuration theory, the paper conceptually applies these tenets to training and development programs within organizations.Findings – Within a typical analysis‐design‐develop‐implement‐evaluate (ADDIE) training model, relationships between organizational culture and each step of the training are conceptually available. Organizational culture shapes, influences, and redefines training programs which, in turn, shape, influence, and redefine organizational culture. Including a culture analysis within program planning will ultimately alleviate many of the problems that may arise during the implementation of a training and development program because of cultural resistance and/or clash of values between culture and training.Research limitations/implications – The argumen...","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":" 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113948382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-11DOI: 10.1108/03090591011039072
L. Hooi
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to gain insight into some of the types of training and development practices that are carried out in the chemical industry for technical workers. A salient focus of the study is to make a comparative analysis of four MNCs, which were selected based on equity ownership, to ascertain whether T&D practices are similar regardless of equity ownership.Design/methodology/approach – Specifically, four MNCs in the chemical industry were analysed to ascertain the types and intensity of T&D practices in these MNCs in Malaysia. In‐depth interviews were conducted with some of the HR practitioners in each organisation.Findings – Regardless of ownership, T&D practices of technical workers in the chemical industry in Malaysia are rather similar, though it differs in terms of intensity. On the whole, European MNCs place more importance on T&D, but it cannot be concluded that European‐owned MNCs have better T&D practices than Asian‐owned MNCs.Research limitations/implications – Similar re...
{"title":"Technical training in the MNCs in Malaysia: a case study analysis of the petrochemical industry","authors":"L. Hooi","doi":"10.1108/03090591011039072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011039072","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The aim of this paper is to gain insight into some of the types of training and development practices that are carried out in the chemical industry for technical workers. A salient focus of the study is to make a comparative analysis of four MNCs, which were selected based on equity ownership, to ascertain whether T&D practices are similar regardless of equity ownership.Design/methodology/approach – Specifically, four MNCs in the chemical industry were analysed to ascertain the types and intensity of T&D practices in these MNCs in Malaysia. In‐depth interviews were conducted with some of the HR practitioners in each organisation.Findings – Regardless of ownership, T&D practices of technical workers in the chemical industry in Malaysia are rather similar, though it differs in terms of intensity. On the whole, European MNCs place more importance on T&D, but it cannot be concluded that European‐owned MNCs have better T&D practices than Asian‐owned MNCs.Research limitations/implications – Similar re...","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125431089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-11DOI: 10.1108/03090591011039081
Greg G. Wang
Purpose – This study sets out to investigate the e‐learning participation and completion phenomenon in the US corporate HRD online communities and to explore determinants of e‐learning completion.Design/methodology/approach – Based on the HRD Learning Participation Theory (LPT), this study takes a two‐stage approach. Stage one adopts an interview approach to selected e‐learning managers and to bridge the LPT with empirical data for stage two; stage two develops a survey questionnaire for collecting e‐learning completion related data. Statistical techniques are used for data analysis.Findings – The study finds that the e‐learning completion rate is significantly higher in the online HRD communities than those reported in the popular media. The results show that e‐learning completion is influenced by individual, organizational, and learning process factors and variables. Environmental factors also influence the completion rate to a certain degree.Research limitations/implications – The data were obtained fr...
{"title":"Theorizing e‐learning participation: a study of the HRD online communities in the USA","authors":"Greg G. Wang","doi":"10.1108/03090591011039081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011039081","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – This study sets out to investigate the e‐learning participation and completion phenomenon in the US corporate HRD online communities and to explore determinants of e‐learning completion.Design/methodology/approach – Based on the HRD Learning Participation Theory (LPT), this study takes a two‐stage approach. Stage one adopts an interview approach to selected e‐learning managers and to bridge the LPT with empirical data for stage two; stage two develops a survey questionnaire for collecting e‐learning completion related data. Statistical techniques are used for data analysis.Findings – The study finds that the e‐learning completion rate is significantly higher in the online HRD communities than those reported in the popular media. The results show that e‐learning completion is influenced by individual, organizational, and learning process factors and variables. Environmental factors also influence the completion rate to a certain degree.Research limitations/implications – The data were obtained fr...","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131748300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-11DOI: 10.1108/03090591011039108
Bassou El Mansour, Evan D. Wood
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the training provided to US and European expatriates in Morocco, and subsequently build the body of knowledge for international HRD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).Design/methodology/approach – The study used the models of Black and Mendenhall and Mendenhall and Oddou, subdividing the skills needed to be successful in a foreign country into three categories of skills; maintenance of self, interpersonal skills, and cognitive skills. The population for the study comprises 109 private companies in Morocco, with 34 responding, resulting in a response rate of 31 per cent.Findings – Pre‐departure training was provided to all respondents, but none indicated receiving any training post‐arrival. None of the respondents' spouses or children received any training. Further, there was no tuition in Arabic, and very few received tuition in French. Co‐workers, locals, and neighbors were found to be major factors in assisting expatriates' adjustment.Research li...
{"title":"Cross‐cultural training of European and American managers in Morocco","authors":"Bassou El Mansour, Evan D. Wood","doi":"10.1108/03090591011039108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011039108","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the training provided to US and European expatriates in Morocco, and subsequently build the body of knowledge for international HRD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).Design/methodology/approach – The study used the models of Black and Mendenhall and Mendenhall and Oddou, subdividing the skills needed to be successful in a foreign country into three categories of skills; maintenance of self, interpersonal skills, and cognitive skills. The population for the study comprises 109 private companies in Morocco, with 34 responding, resulting in a response rate of 31 per cent.Findings – Pre‐departure training was provided to all respondents, but none indicated receiving any training post‐arrival. None of the respondents' spouses or children received any training. Further, there was no tuition in Arabic, and very few received tuition in French. Co‐workers, locals, and neighbors were found to be major factors in assisting expatriates' adjustment.Research li...","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130990390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-05-11DOI: 10.1108/03090591011039063
D. Simmonds, A. Lupi
Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the effectiveness of an innovative e‐mentoring programme introduced in an international group of luxury hotels.Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the survey method, with quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The research model was developed from a literature review.Findings – While mentoring programmes have generally gained increasing popularity in various organisations, in the recent past the success of e‐mentoring has attracted little empirical research. E‐mentoring is a vehicle for providing a guided mentoring relationship over large distances, largely through e‐mail, but also by using technology, including the voice over internet protocol (VOIP). Questionnaires were administered to 193 mentors and mentees engaged in a pilot e‐mentoring programme. A unique model was developed and now needs to be applied to a range of organisations and their e‐mentoring programmes. There are three key elements to the model: first, the introduction of weighted crit...
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Pub Date : 2010-04-06DOI: 10.1108/03090591011031737
R. Sail, Khadijah Alavi
Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to determine the extent of acquisition of knowledge on social skills and social values by trainers of institutes and coaches of industries in training of trainers (ToT) programmes. It has been ascertained that social skills and social values can and must be taught to apprentices to enhance their employability skills as well as to remove any barriers for upward mobility in their careers.Design/methodology/approach – A four‐day ToT‐cum‐workshop was organized using “hands‐on” experiential outdoor learning activities with lots of interactions, discussions and reflections between participants and participants, and between participants and facilitators. A retrospective post‐ then‐pre‐evaluation design was employed to determine the amount of knowledge acquired by the participants using a four point Likert‐type statements. Using the Handbook of Social Skills and Social Values as a guide, eight core social skills and eight core social values that were relevant to NDTS we...
目的-本文的主要目的是确定在培训师(ToT)计划的培训机构的培训师和行业的培训师的社会技能和社会价值知识的获取程度。社会技能和社会价值观可以而且必须教给学徒，以提高他们的就业技能，并消除他们在职业生涯中向上流动的任何障碍。设计/方法论/方法-组织了为期四天的ToT - cum - workshop，采用“动手”的体验式户外学习活动，参与者与参与者之间、参与者与促进者之间进行了大量的互动、讨论和反思。采用回顾性的后-然后-前-评估设计，使用李克特式的四点陈述来确定参与者获得的知识数量。以《社会技能与社会价值观手册》为指导，我们总结了与NDTS相关的八项核心社会技能和八项核心社会价值观。
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