Enriching Human Capital Through Training And Development

The development of Human Resource has assumed importance particularly after the government's focus on HRD, introduction of liberalized economy and globalisation of world trade. This has led to world trade competition. For this purpose, every corporate entity sought ISO certification, which enjoins on the industry to impart regular training to its workforce. Thus training has taken centerstage. HR is now considered as human capital and much importance is given to the development and training of this unique resource. The one area in HR that found global visibility is training. Training has a direct relationship to HR's concern about human capital development and globalisation of workforce. People want to study at their own pace and time. The exciting development area is therefore e-learning. Keeping the above developments in view, it is imperative that business organisations should develop their own internal resources for training and development of their workforce. While giving stress on management development, most organizations ignore development and training of operatives who constitute the bulwark of their human capital. This aspect has been suitably taken care of in this book. This comprehensive book covers all aspects of training and development starting from conceptual inputs to management of training environment, instructor's competencies, transfer of learning, IT based training, to mention a few should be presented to line managers. The book is divided into four parts - Training and Development, Training Delivery, Evaluation of Training, and the last part containing eleven Appendices relating to the Text.Attempt has been made to present the subject in a succinct and lucid manner, bringing the latest on the subject. The text focuses not only on the traditional training methods, but also on the importance of development dimensions. This comprehensive compendium on training and development, sprinkled with copious examples, will be useful for the budding trainers, HR practitioners and academicians alike.

This Second Edition continues to serve as a straightforward introduction to the whole field of training and human resource development. Laird's more than thirty years of experience provide the background for a clear and sensible analysis of a trainer's many roles in the modern organization.

In today's corporate world, employee management is first and the foremost concern of any organization. An organization can easily churn out the best out of their employees by improvising the strategic development within the human resource norms. This book comprehensively discusses the strategic management functions that are designed to meet the business objectives effectively. This textbook explains the concepts of human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD), and shows how they supplement and complement each other. The book explicates how sourcing, retention, development, compensation and performance are driven by the strategic business needs in an organization. Divided into four parts, the book explicates strategic developmental aspects of the people (training and development) vis-á-vis organizational behaviour, culture and leadership as well as primacy of technology in training as well as the concepts of human resource management and human resource development. The special feature of this book is a chapter on Competency Mapping, which is a tool to identify accurate skills for developing competency requirement within the employees.

Managing people in a multinational context is the essence of international human resource management. This requires a broader perspective of what operating internationally involves, and a clear recognition of the range of issues pertaining to all categories of staff operating in different functional, task and managerial capacities. Books that are available on the subject are heavily loaded with cultural aspects rather than HRM processes. From teaching experience, it is noticed that students who are familiar with domestic HRM books find it difficult to comprehend the subject of international HRM. Therefore the topics are arranged in the traditional HRM style with international implications at each stage. A separate chapter is allocated for Expatriation & Repatriation. Similarly Management of People in international context in sixteen countries is discussed in a separate chapter.The text aims to cover in terms of industries, to illustrate the activities and approaches of international organisations. Also, the coverage of different cultures is not intended to include all the different and diverse cultures of the world, simply to enable sufficient understanding of the cultural contexts from which many of the approaches are derived, and to provide background on the appropriateness of different aspects of managing people in international organisations. A detailed treatment to empirical researches on cross cultural issues and cross cultural, comparative management issues arising out of cross border mergers and acquisitions as well as human resource issues emerging out of global acquisitions of Arcelor and Corus by Indian companies and companies of Indian origin are also treated in the text.

While designing and delivering workshops; practitioners and aspiring trainers feel the shortfall of conceptual content or the need to have the most essential concepts available in one source. Training and Development: An Essential Guide for Students and Practitioners is one such source that gives you to the point concepts of T&D in an easy to understand language, balancing the theory and practical aspects. Also T&D applications are best understood with a basic foundation in OD as a functional area and its application in the industry. Thus, the book begins with an overview on understanding OD and then takes on the complete training cycle in a sequence. Most practitioners emphasize level-one of training evaluation, which is the immediate feedback after a session and other levels like learning & on job behavior, and results invariably get ignored. Thus, the book also covers the much needed inputs on training evaluation. This book also offers sample of formats to be used such as preparing a training proposal, training calendar and how to identify training needs. Over thirty such ready-to-use formats are included. It is therefore a ready reckoner for students and practitioners to apply it professionally at work.

Don't squander your most valuable resource! Collectively, your workers are your company's most important andmost valuable asset. To make the most of this asset, nothing beatsquantitative performance and investment measurement. Learning andDevelopment is an 80 billion-dollar industry, and every valuableemployee represents a sizable investment on the part of yourcompany. To keep your business moving forward, effective managementof human capital is crucial. It generates plenty of data, and deepanalysis of this data helps you provide feedback and makeadjustments to capitalize on the combined knowledge, skills, andcreativity of your workers. Developing Human Capital: UsingAnalytics to Plan and Optimize Your Learning and DevelopmentInvestments provides a guidebook for collecting, organizing,and analyzing the data surrounding human capital so you can makethe most of your employees' potential. Use predictive analysis to optimize human capitalinvestments Learn effective study design and alignment Get the tools you need for measurement, surveys, andanalysis Decide what to measure and how to measure it Outline your company's current and future analytics technologyneeds Map data sources, and overcome barriers to data collection Authors Gene Pease, Bonnie Beresford, and Lew Walker providecase studies in which major companies applied human capitalanalytics to guide people decisions, and expand upon the role ofanalytics in Learning and Development. Developing Human Capital:Using Analytics to Plan and Optimize Your Learning and DevelopmentInvestments is an essential guide to 21st century humanresources and management practices, and can keep you fromsquandering your company's most valuable resource.

This celebrated book, newly revised and updated, is a comprehensive treatment of organizational training and development: its basic ideas, organizational goals, and practical techniques. Dugan Laird, noted trainer, consultant, and author, shares his considerable experience in the whole field of human resource development and job-related training. The key to this book's ongoing popularity is its practicality: Laird's concern with the real-life problems and needs of T&D professionals. When and how should training be used, and what methods and techniques have worked and will work? The author's answers are supplemented by simple-to-follow process charts that outline each step of an effective training system. For this Second Edition, Laird has added material on new training technologies such as video and computer assisted instruction, explaining how and when they should be used to supplement traditional instructional techniques. How do you find training needs? What do you do when you don't give training? Learning objectives: who needs them? How do people learn? How important is teaching technique?

Engaged employees are assets to every company because they are not only more productive but are also open to new ideas and technologies that often lead to significant business outcomes. Businesses need to establish credible antecedents to employee engagement based on their own culture and needs to develop a pool of highly engaged employees. Management Techniques for Employee Engagement in Contemporary Organizations provides theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings on management strategies for the promotion, adoption, and implementation of work engagement policies. The content within this publication examines gamification, employee engagement, and management techniques and is designed for academicians, managers, business professionals, human resources officers, policymakers, and researchers.

Principles of Human Resource Management discusses the basic principles of human resource management in organisations. It covers essential topics on HRM and provides students with working knowledge of the subject area. This book can be used by both undergraduate and postgraduate HRM students. Practitioners and general readers would also find it very useful. It compares HRM issues in Ghana to that of other countries and draws similarities and differences. Some of the topics you will find in this book include the following: • An Overview of Human Resource Management • Equal Employment Opportunity and HRM • Sexual Harassment in the Work Environment • The Purpose of Human Resource Planning • Analysing Job Requirements, Recruitment, and Selection • Tips on Job Hunt, CVs, and Cover Letters • Career Planning, Development, and Management • The Importance of Leadership, Teamwork, and Communication in Organisations If you are looking for a book that is simple and practical, this book offers the combination of both, and you will find it very useful.