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-How would you expect the training activities of a company that is dominant in its product market to differ from those of a company that emphasizes research and development?

-What do you think is the most important organizational characteristic that influences training? Why?

-Why could the business-embedded model be considered the best way to organize the training function?

-Which strategic training and development initiatives do you think all companies should support regardless of economic conditions? Why?

-Are any of the strategic training and development initiatives more important for a small business? Explain.

-How can a training function support a business strategy?

-How do the strategic value of jobs and their uniqueness influence how training and learning resources are invested?

-What is human capital? How is human capital influencing the changing role of training from skill and knowledge acquisition to the creation and sharing of knowledge?

-How could SWOT analysis be used to align training activities with business strategies and goals?

-What are the training implications of the increased use of teams to manufacture products or provide services?

-How would you design a corporate university? Explain each step you would take.

-What are the advantages and disadvantages of a centralized training function?

-What factors should a company consider in deciding whether to outsource its entire training function? Are the considerations different if the company wants to outsource a training program? Explain.

-What is a training "brand"? Why is it important? How does it relate to marketing the training or learning function in an organization?

-What does "change" have to do with training and learning? What four change-related problems need to be addressed for a new training program to be accepted by employees?