Management and Organizational Studies 3343A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Organization Development, Problem Solving, Society For Human Resource Management

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3343A/B
• Professor: Linda Eligh

Document Summary

Performance management: the process of establishing performance goals and designing interventions and programs to motivate and develop employees to improve their performance: comprehensive, continuous, ongoing. Training: formal and planned e orts to help employees acquire ksas to improve performance in their current job. Development: formal and planned e orts to help employees acquire ksas required to perform future job responsibilities, often for managerial careers. Is training an investment or expense: only 55% of organizations consider training an investment, many organizations limit their training to the minimal amount thats required by law, quebec passed the act to. Manpower training: requires companies with payrolls of 1 million + to invest a minimum of 1% of their payroll on government sanctioned training. Training bond: a contract between the employer and employee that states the employer will pay for the employees training as long as the employee remains with the organization for a stated minimum period of time.