management training Articles
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Determinants of management training in small and medium-sized businesses: some stylised facts on the influence of managers' individual characteristics
Management training and development have been recognised as a critical antecedent for the competitiveness of medium-sized enterprises given their key role in nurturing firms' innovation capabilities. There is broad empirical evidence, however, showing that such companies are reluctant to make these investments and exhibit a critical shortage of managerial and entrepreneurial skills. To examine ...
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Gestalt Advanced Management Institute company profile
Company profile,which describes the company and its operations. It informs the reader about GAMI. Gami has two divisions,namely: the Management Training Unit and Consultancy unit. Management training unit is responsible for developing courses,and implementing training programmes. It has in it a small unit responsible for marketing the services of GAMI. On the other hand,consultancy unit is ...
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A case study of information and communication technology in emergency management training
This paper addresses the roles of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in training for effective emergency management and inter-organisational coordination. Collocation can encourage the development of common ground and trust and, in turn, result in greater efficiency and effectiveness. We expect to find communication and artefact use during collocated training that cannot readily ...
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Developing the partner relationship management system for franchised electronic stores
The internet age and e-business have not only modified the way enterprises see its customers but have also brought some significant changes to the way enterprises interact with each other. The purpose of this study is to develop a Partner Relationship Management (PRM) system to fit the partner management process and to provide necessary tools focusing on the characteristics of franchising ...
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Training for improvisation in emergency management: opportunities and limits for information technology
Skill in improvising enables emergency management personnel to make creative decisions under time constraint, even when risks are high. It therefore complements skill in plan-following, which is particularly appropriate when the current emergency is similar to a past one. This paper develops recommendations on how to use Information Technology (IT) in the design of training programmes for ...
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Raising financial resources for small and medium enterprises: a multiple case study with Brazilian venture capital funds in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
This paper addresses questions related to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The intermediate objective is to conduct an exploratory study of the socioeconomic importance of SMEs and the difficulties SMEs face in raising funds. The literature review indicates that the main factors responsible for the slow growth or the failure of SMEs in Brazil and worldwide are the company owners' lack of ...
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Kenya - Lessons learned from the India experience exchange visit
This report describes gender mainstreaming in water and sanitation management training and capacity building program in Kenya. The background of the need for training is introduced. Section 1 describes an experience exchange visit to India to learn about successful gender integration. Section 2 discusses the first joint introductory workshop in Mumbai. Section 3 discusses field visits to Kerala ...
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MTDP needs assessment in Libya: a case of international and joint venture organisation
The purpose of this article is to examine how international and joint venture organisations in all sectors rather than oil in Libya assess MTDP. This article will outline the recent situation in regards to MTDP needs assessment. Questionnaires were distributed to over 140 mangers from different sectors. SPSS software was applied, different tests were used, and significant–non significant findings ...
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Women's enterprise in Nepal: profile, problems and prospects
The concept of promoting women's economic empowerment is gaining greater attention in developing countries around the world. Provided access to economic resources, education and management training, women can ultimately contribute to their country's economic growth and sustainable development. Involvement in the economy also enables women to play a larger, direct social role and contributes to a ...
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Just a game? How continuous time modelling can ameliorate corporate strategy games
Strategy games are a popular part of today’s management training in education and business. Complex economic interrelationships can be illustrated and interdependencies of economic decisions can be more easily understood. Most business games work with a discrete time model, i.e., decisions are made once for an entire time period; usually one fiscal year. Possible drawbacks of the discrete time ...
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A Training Manager’s Guide to Tracking Training for Measurable Results
Though some businesses view training as an essential aspect of business performance, others approach it as something they should do; that simply having employees ‘sit in a classroom’ is equivalent to building actual, proven competency, when nothing could be further from the truth. Download this free whitepaper to learn more about the world of contemporary training and how to commit ...
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7 Signs You Should Seriously Take an ‘EQMS Way’ of Managing Your Training Requirements
Employee training has always been a vital component of a company’s quality culture and actually solidifies it but in certain scenarios EQMS is the best choice to effectively manage the trainings in an organization. With the added benefits of interoperability with standard documents (such as SOPs/WIs/Guidelines, etc.), CAPA, Risk Assessment etc. an EQMS way of managing trainings is becoming ...
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ClarityNet® Provides Convenient Administrative Options
Shell Deer Park Refining Co., Deer Park, TX The Coastal Administrator lets users track data and run reports automatically to manage training efficiently. Benjy Morgan, Health & Safety Representative, uses it to compile employee test scores. 'When employees log in to a ClairyNet program, it launces a quiz and when they get to the last frame it's posted and shows up completed in the ...
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On the management of design: the importance of "Coupling"
Design, whether of product, process or system, is not an added-on feature; rather it is fundamental to the structure, functional characteristics, evolutionary potential, marketability and economic viability of anything which is created or manufactured. The managerial function should not isolate or restrict itself from any dimension of the creative, innovative or manufacturing process. It ...
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For the development of effective HRM systems: interrelationships between HRM practices using correlation analysis
The aim of the study described herein was to explore the relationships between the practices of HRM used in organisations, in order to inform the development of effective HRM systems. Our exploratory study assumed that staffing, training, performance evaluation and compensation are the most prominent practices in HRM, and used Snell and Dean's (1992) questionnaire to investigate these practices. ...
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3 Benefits of Training Management Solution
The business landscapes are changing rapidly. The employers need to keep their workforce competent enough to pace up with ever-changing and growing trends. The use of technology has also increased recently, which has become a challenge for many organizations. But it is more of an opportunity for businesses to make themselves adaptive towards the only constant i.e., Change. So, how can you drive ...
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Boynton beach uses ESS software to boost staff productivity and save more than US$30,000
The City of Boynton Beach lies on the east coast of Florida, half way between Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. The seaside city's rapidly growing population, now 63,000, is served by a municipal government staff of 800, which is also rapidly growing as the citizens demand more public services. New career opportunities were being created in city government but employees either couldn't move up because ...
By IHS Markit
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Noise Awareness and Noise Management training
Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their workers whilst at work. Business owners, managers and team leaders have a clear duty placed on them to implement and maintain the relevant procedures. As such, being able to show attendance to some noise awareness and noise management training would be advantageous. Pulsar Instruments have put together a day course ...
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Business education in emerging economies
Higher education has become the basic education of the knowledge economy. Yet in transitioning, emerging and developing countries, resources for higher education, and indeed higher educational systems themselves, remain inadequate. Urgent action is needed to expand and diversify the supply of educational avenues to meet the fast rising demand. This review paper, based on the ongoing research of ...
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Participative development and training for business processes in industry: review of 88 simulation games
A tool for participative business process development is the so-called social simulation game method. The social simulation game method is like a "role-play" but is tailored to an organisation's own business processes. The main purpose is to develop business processes, i.e., to analyse present processes, to test alternative process modes and to train employees. The authors have carried ...
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