BU354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Career Development, Knowledge Management, Training And Development
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Chapter 7: orientation, training & development, and career planning. Onboarding is used to describe the strategically aligned process of helping new hires adjust quickly and smoothly to the performance aspects of their new jobs and social aspects of the organization. At the root of onboarding is the belief that human capital is one of the most important assets an organization possesses that these individuals possess critical knowledge that an organization must leverage if it is to be successful. Orientation: formal orientation programs familiarize new employees with their roles, with the organization, and with other employees, there are various approaches to orienting new employees: Individual vs. groups: online vs. face-to-face delivery, a typical orientation program focuses on three main areas, organizational issues, hr related policies and practices, role expectations and performance. K(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge (cid:373)a(cid:374)age(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e defi(cid:374)ed as the a(cid:271)ility to use people"s k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge the i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374) sto(cid:396)ed i(cid:374) e(cid:373)ployees" heads.
