Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter training & appraising employees: Performance Improvement, Performance Appraisal, Job Performance

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: Sarah Ross

Document Summary

At facebook there"s no mandated training or learning other than things required by the law. Goal: foster performance improvement by uncovering employee"s strengths and giving them opportunities to build on those strengths. Peer-peer programs that connect learners to teachers. Topics that range from very technical and job specific. Learning opportunities for people who are busy, engaged in their work and looking for active involvement. Supplemented with online materials + discussion-oriented group experiences. Orientation program = 2 days, focuses on organization"s culture. Aim of motivating and inspiring the new hires. : an activity or process of gaining knowledge or skills by studying, practising, Enabled through an organization"s training + development efforts. Consists of an organization"s planned efforts to help employees acquire job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviours. On the job or at remote locations. Can benefit the organization when linked to organizational needs.