Chapter 2 Flashcards

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It is a plan that
integrates the company’s goals, policies,
and actions.

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Business strategy

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The business strategy influences how the company
will use such ?

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physical capital, financial capital, and human
capital.

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It is all about what the company hopes to
achieve in the medium- and long-term
future.

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Goals

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Strategy has a particularly strong
influence on determining:

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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 is
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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It is the acquisition of knowledge
by individual employees or groups of
employees who are willing to apply that
knowledge in their jobs in making
decisions and accomplishing tasks for the
company.

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Learning

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It is what individuals or teams
of employees know as well as company
rules, processes, tools, and routines.

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Knowledge

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knowledge that
can be formalized, codified, and
communicated.

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Explicit Knowledge

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personal knowledge
based on individual experience that is
difficult to explain to others.

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Tacit Knowledge

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the company’s reason for existing.

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Mission

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the picture of the future that the
company wants to achieve.

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Vision

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what the company stands for.

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Values

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It is an analysis of the company’s
operating environment to identify opportunities
and threats as well as an internal analysis of the
company’s strengths and weaknesses.

The company has to consider its competition.

A

SWOT analysis

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learning-related actions that
a company should take to help it achieve
its business strategy.

A

Strategic training and development
initiatives

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Metrics are used to identify:

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-trainees’ satisfaction with the training
program.

-whether the trainees’ knowledge, skill, ability,
or attitudes changed as a result of program
participation.

-whether the program resulted in business-related outcomes for the company.

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It means of
performance measurement that provides managers with a chance to look at the
overall company performance or the performance of departments or functions

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Balance Scorecard

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16
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What four perspective does the balance scorecard considers?

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customer,
internal, innovation and learning, and
financial.

17
Q

Who is responsible for vision, and being a
sponsor governor, faculty, learner, and
marketing agent?

18
Q

What Organizational Characteristics
That Influence Training?

A

-Top management support
-The degree to which a company’s units or
businesses are integrated affects the kind
of training that takes place.
-Global presence.
-Business conditions.

19
Q

Which management activities
related to investments, staffing
performance management, training, and
compensation and benefits?

A

Human Resources Management practices

20
Q

the company’s
decisions regarding where to find employees, how to select them, and the
desired mix of employee skills and statuses.

A

Staffing Strategy

21
Q

identification, analysis, forecasting, and
planning of changes needed in the human
resource area to help the company meet
changing business conditions.

A

Human Resource Planning

22
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Organizational Characteristics
That Influence Training

A

Staff involvement in training and
development

If line managers are aware of what
development activity can achieve, they will be
more willing to become involved in it.

They will also become more involved in the training
process if they are rewarded for participating.

An emerging trend is that companies expect
employees to initiate the training process.

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training and
development programs, resources, and
professionals are primarily housed in one
location and decisions about training
investment, programs, and delivery
methods are made from that department.

A

Centralized Training

24
Q

It helps companies better integrate programs for developing leaders and
managing talent with training and learning during times of change.

A

Centralized Training

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Look a lot like the structure of a college. Training staff are experts in the areas in which they train. The training department's plans are easily determined by staff expertise. The training function may not meet the needs of the organization. Trainers may be unaware of business problems or unwilling to adapt materials to fit a business need.
Faculty model
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Responsible for the training needs of one division or function of the company. Training programs are developed more in line with the particular needs of a business group. Trainers are expected to be aware of business needs and to update courses and content to reflect them. Involves considerable time, programs may vary greatly in effectiveness, and design may be poor.
Customer Model
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The trainer has the responsibility of being both a training expert and a functional expert. It helps ensure that training is linked to the needs of the business. Trainer gains expertise in understanding a specific business function. Trainers will have more time demands and conflicts because they report to two managers.
Matrix Model
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This model is characterized by five competencies strategic direction, product design, structural versatility, product delivery, and accountability for result. It is customer-focused when compared to the traditional training department.
business embedded (BE) model
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Companies sell training services for the following reasons:
Some businesses are so good at a particular aspect of their operation that other companies are asking for their expertise. Other companies aim training at their own customers or dealers. In some cases, the training department sells unused seats in training programs or e-learning courses.
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Outsourcing
the use of an outside company that takes complete responsibility and control of some training or development activities or that takes over all or most of a company's training including administration, design, delivery, and development.
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Why companies outsource training:
Cost savings. Time savings that allow a company to focus on business strategy. Improvements in compliance and accuracy in training mandated to comply with federal, state, or local rules. The lack of capability within the company to meet learning demands. The desire to access best training practices.
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