LOCAL GLOBALIZATION- a new idea of HRM for a company operating within a single country.

A NEW IDEA OF HRM FOR A COMPANY OPERATING WITHIN A SINGLE COUNTRY All of us heard about a concept of GLOBALIZATION for long time. This is often discussed about or for the MNCs (Multinational Companies). But the idea of 'Local Globalization' came into my mind while researching about HRM of a company  which operates within a single country, but has got lots of branches in different areas of the country. Well, I will not go further into this, because some of us may not have clear idea about the 'Globalization' of HRM. So, I will try to highlight some information on 'Globalization' first and then discuss on my new idea of 'LOCAL GLOBALIZATION'...

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Training Evaluation

Hamblin (1970; cited by Blanshard and Montgomery 1978) defined evaluation as obtaining information on effectiveness of training and assessing it. He differentiated between ‘Evaluation’ and ‘Validation’. ‘Evaluation’ is a process where ‘validation’ is a result. But The Training Support Unit and Branch 6 (TSD) HM Customs & Excise Training Service Division (1992) argued that evaluation of training is simply measuring the results of training. ...

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Training Delivery

After planning the training programme, delivering the training is important and critical step. A well-planned training can be wasted because of its improper delivery. Certain factors need to be examined and planned while selecting the delivery methods. These are discussed below. Training ProviderTraining can be part-time or full-time; day or evening or mixture of any. Training can be provided internally and/ or externally. External training can be...

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Designing a Training Programme

Cole (1993) suggested considering the following factors while designing the training programme.a.       What training. b.      When and How to provide. c.       Where and by whom to provide. d.      Cost of training. There are some stages while designing an effective and systematic training programme. These are discussed below:Pre-design...

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Different Types of Training

Initially training has two categories; On-the-job training and Off-the-job training. This type of training can be in-house or external. There are different infrastructure can be used, like on-the-job, residential and training centres. There are both advantages and disadvantages for them. It is important to concentrate on that and to select the right one required for the training programme. A list of infrastructure and their advantages/ disadvantages...

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Different Factors to Remember While Planning Training Programme

The concept of designing a training programme is changing frequently, because of the changing demand of certain factors. So, before discussing the process of designing training programme, it is important to highlight about different factors related to this. Role theoryRole theory helps to differentiate between training within a company and training in impartial territory. In a training programme, trainees need to perform routine jobs and the role...

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Training Rationale

Concept of training is changing every day. Designing a training programme is of great importance and sensitive issue. Most important characteristic of an employee of a modern firm is to be capable of planning, organising and work independently (Education, Training, Youth, European Commission 1995). They try out new way of work, learn from their experiences and spread their knowledge quickly to the rest of the organisation. If the training is wrongly...

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