Why this research is conducted
• Researchers need to know the performance from new employee orientation.
Quality Management organization in the third period.
Measure the effectiveness of new employee orientation.
Research Questions
• This study investigates the following research questions:
o How does new employee orientation training affect employee perceptions of organizational learning?
o What is the effect of time spent back in the workplace when examining employee perception of organizational learning after the training?
Methodology
• The survey method
• in the third period
• The measurement is repeated three times
• The organization studied is a major United States manufacturer based in the Midwest
• Employs approximately 9,000 people
• The survey included 13 items on quality management
Results
• The positive increases in employee learning about their organization’s philosophy on learning that occurred during the time of new employee orientation did not continue once that employee returned back to the workplace.
• indicate that the training program has been effective overall, yielding significant results especially after Phase II.
• Nevertheless, this trend of increase did not continue until Phase III, although the results of Phase III are still considered significant.
• The ANOVA test, however, did not yield any significant results between groups.
Discussion
Implications for Training and Development
– Learning does not end after orientation training.
– An organization’s philosophy on learning should permeate all aspects of work in that organization
– HRD practitioners should understand the impact of both formal and informal learning situations on employees’ beliefs, and should work to ensure consistent messages are sent regarding core issues like organizational learning
– HRD practitioners should build on that learning by fostering a continuous learning environment in the organization.
Implications for Human Resource Development
– HRD practitioners understand the effects of employee orientation on learning
– This study is important in providing empirical evidence for organizational support for training programs not only with conducting the programs, but also with fostering an organizational culture that encourages and allows employees at all levels to practice what is learned.