Another step up the ladder or another foot in the grave? Re-evaluating the role of formal and informal training in the career development process within Barclays Bank, 1945–1980

Hollow, Matthew; Vik, Pål

doi:10.1080/17449359.2016.1230068

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“…The literature distinguishes two main types of training: formal and informal (Hollow & Vik, 2016). Formal training is oriented to specific qualification attainment and thus, can be distinguished to internal and external training in line with the organizer of the training.…”

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“…In the scientific literature, this type of training can also be referred to on-the-job learning, workplace training or learning by doing. As compared to formal training, informal training is not planned and obtained by doing everyday activities, while formal training implements arranged exercises (Hollow & Vik, 2016). Informal training's principal ways are on-the-job learning, learning from others and reading books.…”

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Interrelationship between informal training, human capital development and international performance of SMEs: a literature review

Korsakienė

2019

Proceedings of 6th International Scientific Conference Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering ‘2

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Purpose – to present a deeper understanding of the interrelationships between training, human capital development and international performance in SMEs considering previous studies in this field. Research methodology – systematic analysis and synthesis of scientific literature. Findings – training plays a significant role in strategic planning and international orientation, forming SMEs performance. Training applied to managers and employees has a possible impact on firm’s performance through improved personal performance. This study contributes to our understanding of training by presenting its role, compatibility with other processes and outcomes of it in the organization. Research limitations – performance of SMEs could be analyzed, while the concept of performance is selected. It could help to make more relevant practical implications of the study for the company’s owner or manager seeking to improve a firm’s performance in a certain way. Also, more factors impacting the performance of SME’s could be considered, in order to present a more comprehensive picture of this phenomenon. Practical implications – this study reveals important insights about previously conducted studies in this field, which could be useful in order to improve further researches. Originality/Value – two research models combining informal training, human capital, and performance of SMEs were suggested.

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Section: The Concept Of Training In the Scientific Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Concept Of Training In the Scientific Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Interrelationship between informal training, human capital development and international performance of SMEs: a literature review

Korsakienė

2019

Proceedings of 6th International Scientific Conference Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering ‘2

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“…Archival data has provided the main evidence in numerous seminal organisational case studies and business ethnographies (Decker 2013;Freeland 2006;Jones 2005). Archival research has also been used alone as a methodology and alongside other research methods to provide 'triangulation' on a topic or issue (Gidley 2017;Booth and Rowlinson 2006), shedding important light on a wide range of work and employment-related topics including management strategy, corporate culture, employment systems, contractual forms and relationships between business and the state (Anderson and Quinlan 2008;Rowlinson and Hassard 1993;Pettigrew et al 2003;Hollow and Vik 2016;Shaikh 2022).…”

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The potential of archival methods in industrial relations, sociology of work, management and HRM research: a case study of the relationship between temporary employment agencies and the state in the UK during the 1980s

Forde

2022

Labour and Industry

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This paper highlights the contribution of archival data and historical methods to impactful research in industrial relations, the sociology of work, management studies and Human Resource Management. Whilst archival methods are widely used in some of these fields of research, there has also been considerable debate in these fields over the challenges of conducting impactful research using archival data. The paper draws on archival records from the National Archives in the UK to explore the evolving relationship between private temporary employment agencies and the state over the 1980s. The paper highlights how the actions of specific labour market actors, particularly lobbying activities by private agencies, and the changing economic and political climate over the 1980s, impacted on perceptions and attitudes within government towards temporary employment agencies. In doing so, the paper sheds new light on the early evolution of what are now recognised as important dynamics shaping the contemporary employment agency industry.

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“…At the same time, corporate units created in the 1970s do not necessarily align to the current needs of businesses (Hollow and Vik, 2016). One instance is the corporate training department, which finds itself juxtaposed between the declining consumption of traditional training and the resurgence of informal learning and new technology, both of which have been found to support OL (Kimiloglu, Ozturan, & Kutlu, 2017;Matsuo & Nakahara, 2013).…”

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Adapting to the agile workplace : a descriptive case study on the role of corporate MOOCs in organizational learning processes

Nichols¹

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Constant change is driving organizations to strategically manage their workforce through organizational learning (OL) processes (Crossan, Lane, & White, 1999). In response, corporations are implementing massive open online courses (MOOCs), which are a type of knowledge management system that can unite geographically dispersed workers through learning engagements (Egloffstein & Ifenthaler, 2017; Milligan & Littlejohn, 2014; Radford et al., 2014). However, it is unknown how MOOCs, as a type of informal learning, support organizational learning within a global insurance company's Information Technology (IT) department. The purpose of this research study was to understand how organizational learning is supported through employee participation in massive open online courses within a global insurance company's IT department during a period of agile transformation. The research was a qualitative descriptive case study. The results found that while MOOCs supported some OL processes, the work environment presented barriers that limited a complete OL system for the workforce. In addition, the MOOC platform supported both exploration and exploitation but not necessarily strategic renewal.

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Another step up the ladder or another foot in the grave? Re-evaluating the role of formal and informal training in the career development process within Barclays Bank, 1945–1980

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Interrelationship between informal training, human capital development and international performance of SMEs: a literature review

Interrelationship between informal training, human capital development and international performance of SMEs: a literature review

The potential of archival methods in industrial relations, sociology of work, management and HRM research: a case study of the relationship between temporary employment agencies and the state in the UK during the 1980s

Adapting to the agile workplace : a descriptive case study on the role of corporate MOOCs in organizational learning processes

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