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  • Essay / Forces of Organizational Change - 986

    “Your success in life is not based on your ability to simply change. It relies on your ability to change faster than your competitors, your customers and your business” (Sanborn). People can be involved in organizational change in different ways. Change occurs in the organization's techniques, including training, management development programs, team building, and survey feedback, as well as in work culture and relationships. To be successful, people must have. be adaptable to new situations while maintaining productivity within the existing system. Training is designed to improve and develop an employee's professional skills. Employees can be trained in many different things, such as operating certain machines, learning new skills, or being advised on personal growth. and development methods (Moorhead). One type of training that is becoming increasingly popular is training people to work in other countries. A company like Motorola offers extensive training programs to employees at all levels before beginning an international assignment. Training includes rigorous language courses, cultural courses and family classes. Most training programs use a combination of methods determined by the subject, trainees, trainer and organization. “Like any service, training is only effective when it is used wisely” (Borinstein). A major problem with training programs is the transfer of people. Often an employee learns a new management technique but finds it easier to return to the old technique. As stated earlier, training employees to start an international business is an essential part of the change, process and it is important to ensure that the objective of the training program is achieved. In a management development program,...... middle of paper. .....towards organization, work, leadership and other questionnaire topics. The results of the questionnaire must always be kept anonymous. Works CitedHolder Jr., J.J. (1972). EVALUATION OF A BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. Training & Development Journal, 26(4), 24. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Borinstein, DI (1983). When training is not enough. Training & Development Journal, 37(4), 92. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Owens, J. (1973). Organizational conflict and team building. Training & Development Journal, 27(8), 32. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Pearlstein, Steven. (2011). Key to job growth, equality boosts the business sector of the economy. Washington Post. Accessed March 29, 2011, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/key-to-job-growth-equality-is-boosting-tradable-sector-of-economy/2011/03/08/AB3sPJS_story. html