BUILDING THE CAPABILITIES OF WORKFORCE IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THROUGH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES
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Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII
DECLARATIONIII
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1
BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM1
Research Questions5
Significance of Research5
Research Design7
Dependent and Independent Variables8
Limitations of Study9
Outline of the Research10
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW12
Traces & Workforce Development12
Related Studies14
Traditional Management Work Structures16
Traditional Management Work Structures19
Team Concepts and Implementation Methods23
Needs Assessment26
Needs Assessment Theory27
Leadership and Management Support30
Social Cognitive Career Theory34
Perceived Self-Efficacy35
Outcome Expectations36
Attached Connotations38
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY40
Introduction40
Research Design40
Research Philosophy41
Nomenclature43
Research Instrument44
Validity and Reliability45
Protocol46
Data collection and Processing48
Data Analysis50
Methodological Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations51
Principled Assurances53
Feasibility and Appropriateness60
Quality and Verification61
Informed Consent and Ethical Considerations62
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS65
Dynamics65
Organizational development67
Progressive Development68
Resurgence of Teams70
CHAPTER 5: RECOMMENDATIONS73
Further Study75
Code of Conduct76
REFERENCES78
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
This chapter of the research tends to develop an understanding and identify the reasons for conducting a research onto the identified topic. However, in the context of this paper this chapter would inculcate the notions relating to the capabilities of workforce in automotive industry and how their potential can be increased via training and development practices. Moreover, the chapter also intends to develop an effective and efficient understanding of the behavior of the workforce or employees in different notions. On a broader context this chapter will equip the reader to understand the primary notions as far as the whole context of workforce motivation is concerned (Paino & Rossett, 2008).
The nomenclature of this chapter tends to stand on the bricks of problem statement, research design, and intends to chalk out the solutions to help address the underlines notions of the factors related to the subject identified above. This chapter not only in this research tends to be of vital importance but in any other researches it tends to hold its significant ground. It tends to hold significant place solely due to the fact that it serves as the face of the research. The reader will be able to gauge the understanding of the subject through this chapter. The understanding injected in the mind of the reader in this chapter will allow him or her to further understand the related notions associated with the subject.
Background of the Problem
Employees are among the most important resources to any business. Successful businesses are identifying the importance of incorporating learning into their organizations in order to maintain and nurture employees. Concern by business leaders about the ability to find employees who are trained or can be trained is not a new phenomenon. As the agricultural economy shifted to production in the middle 1800s commercial organizations developed, creating a need for workers who could perform skilled tasks. While a fraction of workers had the opportunity to attend factory schools or complete correspondence instruction the ...