Assignment
1: Training and Development in Small Businesses
Due Week 4 and worth 240
points
Select a small business with
which you are familiar. Imagine that you have been called into that business to
provide a consultation on training. Create a comprehensive training proposal
for the business.
Write a six to eight (6-8)
page paper in which you:
1. Analyze key elements of
training and development geared toward improving the performance of the
specific small business for which you are consulting.
2. Predict three to five
(3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could
face in addressing organizational performance.
3. Justify the effects of
detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain
the rationale.
4. Propose a competitive
training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market.
The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities,
rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI)
that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.
5. Use at least three (3)
quality academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources
6. Format your assignment
according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced,
using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the
required page length.
c.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format.
The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Analyze concepts, meanings, and trends in training.
·
Justify the importance of aligning training with organizational strategy.
·
Evaluate theories associated with learning, motivation, and employee
performance.
·
Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and
development.
·
Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper
writing mechanics.
