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 ...