Dr. Mike and Classmates,
It was bad start to a new year with little progress due to severe cold and flu. I will hopefully be back on track this week.
Lindiwe
Prospectus
Employee Retention and Training Strategies: Nashua City Clerical Support Staff Case Study
Lindiwe Musekiwa
Doctor of Philosophy MGMT - Human Resource Management
A00502435
Prospectus: Employee Retention and Training Strategies: Nashua City Clerical Support Staff Case Study
Problem Statement
Employee retention and training strategies offer recourse for newly hired employee who would otherwise leave during the first six months of being hired permanently (Al-Emadi, Schwabenland et al. 2015; Elnaga & Imran, 2013).Disregard for employee retention and training strategies has a …show more content…
Current literature review on employee retention show that retention is heavily influenced by forceful Human Resource Management practices with regard to performance appraisals, training and development, promotion opportunities, and recognition. Closely linked to this is the interconnectedness between engagement, commitment, and retention while focusing on employees’ satisfaction and commitment to promote retention (Al-Emadi, Schwabenland et al. 2015).
2. The importance of sinking money into training and development for the sake of improving employees’ performance cannot be overemphasized enough given the competitive nature of today’s business environment. However, this becomes a futile exercise if the end result plays second fiddle to the indespensable employee retention. In other words, training and development strategies must be geared toward improving employees performance as well as retaing employees (Elnaga …show more content…
F., & Paauwe, J. (2014). Talent management: Current theories and future research directions. Journal of World Business, 49(2), 173-179.
Al-Emadi, A. A. Q., et al. (2015). "The Vital Role of Employee Retention in Human Resource Management: A Literature Review." IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior 14(3): 7-32.
Cheng, S. Y. (2014). The mediating role of organizational justice on the relationship between administrative performance appraisal practices and organizational commitment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(8), 1131-1148. doi:10.1080/09585192.2013.816864
Deery, M., & Jago, L. (2015). Revisiting talent management, work-life balance and retention strategies. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 27(3), 453-472.
Elnaga, A., & Imran, A. (2013). "The effect of training on employee performance." European Journal of Business and Management, 5(4): 1 - 11.
Gialuisi, O. and A. Coetzer (2013). "An exploratory investigation into voluntary employee turnover and retention in small businesses." Small Enterprise Research 20(1):
It was bad start to a new year with little progress due to severe cold and flu. I will hopefully be back on track this week.
Lindiwe
Prospectus
Employee Retention and Training Strategies: Nashua City Clerical Support Staff Case Study
Lindiwe Musekiwa
Doctor of Philosophy MGMT - Human Resource Management
A00502435
Prospectus: Employee Retention and Training Strategies: Nashua City Clerical Support Staff Case Study
Problem Statement
Employee retention and training strategies offer recourse for newly hired employee who would otherwise leave during the first six months of being hired permanently (Al-Emadi, Schwabenland et al. 2015; Elnaga & Imran, 2013).Disregard for employee retention and training strategies has a …show more content…
Current literature review on employee retention show that retention is heavily influenced by forceful Human Resource Management practices with regard to performance appraisals, training and development, promotion opportunities, and recognition. Closely linked to this is the interconnectedness between engagement, commitment, and retention while focusing on employees’ satisfaction and commitment to promote retention (Al-Emadi, Schwabenland et al. 2015).
2. The importance of sinking money into training and development for the sake of improving employees’ performance cannot be overemphasized enough given the competitive nature of today’s business environment. However, this becomes a futile exercise if the end result plays second fiddle to the indespensable employee retention. In other words, training and development strategies must be geared toward improving employees performance as well as retaing employees (Elnaga …show more content…
F., & Paauwe, J. (2014). Talent management: Current theories and future research directions. Journal of World Business, 49(2), 173-179.
Al-Emadi, A. A. Q., et al. (2015). "The Vital Role of Employee Retention in Human Resource Management: A Literature Review." IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior 14(3): 7-32.
Cheng, S. Y. (2014). The mediating role of organizational justice on the relationship between administrative performance appraisal practices and organizational commitment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(8), 1131-1148. doi:10.1080/09585192.2013.816864
Deery, M., & Jago, L. (2015). Revisiting talent management, work-life balance and retention strategies. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 27(3), 453-472.
Elnaga, A., & Imran, A. (2013). "The effect of training on employee performance." European Journal of Business and Management, 5(4): 1 - 11.
Gialuisi, O. and A. Coetzer (2013). "An exploratory investigation into voluntary employee turnover and retention in small businesses." Small Enterprise Research 20(1):