Southwood School
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
STUDENT WORKBOOK
Southwood School: A Case Study in Training and Development
By Fiona L. Robson
Project team Author: SHRM project contributors: External contributor: Editor: Design: Fiona L. Robson Bill Schaefer, SPHR Nancy A. Woolever, SPHR Sharon H. Leonard Courtney J. Cornelius, copy editor Terry Biddle, graphic designer
© 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Fiona L. Robson Note to Hr faculty and instructors: SHRM cases and modules are intended for use in HR classrooms at universities. Teaching notes are included with each. While our current intent is to make the materials available without charge, we reserve the right to impose charges should we deem it necessary to support the program. However, currently, these resources are available free of charge to all. Please duplicate only the number of copies needed, one for each student in the class. For more information, please contact: SHRM Academic Initiatives 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA Phone: (800) 283-7476 Fax: (703) 535-6432 Web: www.shrm.org/hreducation
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Southwood School: A Case Study in Training and Development
caSe StUDY NarratIVe Introduction Southwood school administrators realized that a newly designed performance management system for their support staff 1 would require a formal training program. Designing and implementing the new performance management system was a challenge for the organization; the last system was unpopular with employees, and negative feelings about the value of performance management linger. Case Overview As discussed in the fi rst Southwood case study, some of the issues identified with the previous performance management system included:
Annual deadlines to complete the process were missed by many staff members. Some staff members were confused about what exactly needed to be completed and when. There were complaints that the previous system was a “waste of time” and that there were no measurable
STUDENT WORKBOOK
Southwood School: A Case Study in Training and Development
By Fiona L. Robson
Project team Author: SHRM project contributors: External contributor: Editor: Design: Fiona L. Robson Bill Schaefer, SPHR Nancy A. Woolever, SPHR Sharon H. Leonard Courtney J. Cornelius, copy editor Terry Biddle, graphic designer
© 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Fiona L. Robson Note to Hr faculty and instructors: SHRM cases and modules are intended for use in HR classrooms at universities. Teaching notes are included with each. While our current intent is to make the materials available without charge, we reserve the right to impose charges should we deem it necessary to support the program. However, currently, these resources are available free of charge to all. Please duplicate only the number of copies needed, one for each student in the class. For more information, please contact: SHRM Academic Initiatives 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA Phone: (800) 283-7476 Fax: (703) 535-6432 Web: www.shrm.org/hreducation
08-0769
Southwood School: A Case Study in Training and Development
caSe StUDY NarratIVe Introduction Southwood school administrators realized that a newly designed performance management system for their support staff 1 would require a formal training program. Designing and implementing the new performance management system was a challenge for the organization; the last system was unpopular with employees, and negative feelings about the value of performance management linger. Case Overview As discussed in the fi rst Southwood case study, some of the issues identified with the previous performance management system included:
Annual deadlines to complete the process were missed by many staff members. Some staff members were confused about what exactly needed to be completed and when. There were complaints that the previous system was a “waste of time” and that there were no measurable
Bibliography: Additional Reading Please note that the main text for this case study is Dessler’s Human Resource Management. It is required reading to successfully complete the case. Books Dessler, G. (2005). Human Resource Management. 10th edition. Prentice Hall Ivancevich, J.M. (2006). Human Resource Management. 10th edition. McGraw-Hill. Articles Horwitz, F.M. (1999). The emergence of strategic training and development: the current state of play. Journal of European Industrial Training. 23 (4/5), 180-190. Hughey, A.W., and Mussnug, K.J. (1997). Designing effective employee training progammes. Training for Quality. 5(2), 52-57. Roffe, I. (1999). Innovation and creativity in organisations: a review of the implications for training and development. Journal of European Industrial Training. 23 (4/5), 224-241. Shen, J. (2005). International training and management development: theory and reality. The Journal of Management Development. 24(7), pp. 656-666. Skinner, D., Saunders, M.N.K., and Beresford, R. (2004). Towards a shared understanding of skill shortages: differing perceptions of training and development needs. Education & Training. 46(4), 182-193. Stern, D., Song, Y., and O’Brien, B. (2004). Company training in the United States 1970–2000: what have been the trends over time? International Journal of Training and Development. 8(3), 191-209. Tannenbaum, S.I., and Yukl, G. (1992). Training and Development in work organizations. Annual Review of Psychology. 43, 399-441. Arthur, W., and Bennett, W. (2003). Effectiveness of Training in Organizations: A Meta-Analysis of Design and Evaluation Features. Journal of Applied Psychology. 88(2), 234-245. 10 © 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Fiona L. Robson Internet Sources CIPD (2007). Creative Learning Methods (online). http://www.cipd.co.uk/ subjects/training/trnmthds/creatmthds (Accessed 14 August 2007). CIPD (2007). Identifying Learning and training needs (online) http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/training/trnneeds/idtlneeds.htm?IsSrchRes=1 (Accessed 15 August 2007). NWLink (2007). Instructional System Design (online). http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat.html (Accessed 27 October 2007). Free Management Library (2007). Systematic approaches to Training and Development (online). http://www.managementhelp.org/trng_dev/basics/isd.htm (Accessed 27 October 2007). © 2008 Society for Human Resource Management. Fiona L. Robson 11 SHrm members can download this case study and many others free of charge at www.shrm.org/hreducation/cases.asp. If you are not a SHrm member and would like to become one, please visit www.shrm.org/join. 1800 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3499