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Directions: Please answer each of the following questions. Ensure that each response is at least 2 paragraphs in length. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines.
1. Why is training an important requirement for organizations to undertake?
2. Which principles of learning theory should be considered when designing an effective training program? Explain.
3. What is the main purpose of orientation programs? What aspects of orientation seem to be the most neglected?
4. Why is the evaluation and assessment of training and development programs so difficult?
5. Read Application Case 13.1: Dunkin' Donuts and Domino's Pizza: Training for Quality and Hustle in Chapter 13 and answer the following questions.
a) What are the strengths and shortcomings of a decentralized approach to training managers and hourly employees? Discuss.
b) Develop a plan for determining the training needs of the hourly paid staff of a Domino's Pizza franchise.
c) In your opinion, why was the turnover rate among management trainees in Dunkin' Donuts' centralized program so high?
6. Mentors can play a very important role in a person' career. Please describe how a person could go about finding a mentor.
7. Why do recently retired people need to be prepared for the differences between work and retirement?
8. Certainly not all Gen Xers, baby boomers, or Generation Ys want the same things from a career. What generation are you in and what do you want in terms of a career?
9. How should the manager evaluate the effectiveness of outplacement services?
a) What are the advantages and potential liabilities of hiring two-career couples, beyond those noted in the case?
b) Many of the services for dual-career couples and parent employees are provided by large corporations that have far greater financial resources than smaller companies. Identify and discuss potential ways in which a small company's HRM function can alleviate the challenges facing employees who are parents and employees with working spouses.
c) Suppose that a dual-career couple involves spouse who are at different career stages. Does this situation pose problems for the couple? For the organization or organizations employing them? Discuss.
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