Strategic Human Resource Development for Toyota: Problems, Characteristics of Adult Learners, Training Program, and Evaluation Methods

Running head: STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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Executive Summary
This report throws light on the human resource problem of the chosen company, Toyota. The
various problems due to human resource have been discussed along with the characteristics
of the young learners. The various strategies for an effective training program and methods to
evaluate their success have also been discussed.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
About the organization...........................................................................................................3
The problem...........................................................................................................................3
Characteristics of adult learners.............................................................................................5
The training program..............................................................................................................6
Strategies to implement the training program........................................................................7
Evaluating the success of staff training..................................................................................8
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................12
Appendix..................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
Human resource is known as the backbone of the organization. Proper functioning of
this department can help in overcoming all the barriers present in the other departments.
However, if the human resource of a company is weak, no other competitive advantage can
help (Hendry 2012). This report analyzes the downfall of the Japanese automobile company,
Toyota because of its human resources. Considering the situation, characteristics of the adult
trainees have been discussed along with strategies and methods of evaluating the training
program.
Discussion
About the organization
Toyota Motor Corporation is a multinational automotive manufactured in Japan. Its
headquarters are situated in Toyota, Aichi in Japan. It was analyzed in 2017 that the company
consisted of 0.3 million employees worldwide and the fifth largest company in 2016, as per
revenues.
Toyota is the market leader in hybrid vehicle and is one of the largest companies that
encourage market adoption of vehicles (Beardwell and Thompson 2014). The company was
founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937, which was a little different from his father`s company
which was caused the Toyota Industries.
The problem
In the past few years, Toyota has been facing several problems with respect to
mechanical issues its vehicles have been facing. The reputation of the company got further
damage when the issues were handled poorly with respect to public grievance, which bought
about a huge decline in the sales. The main issue faced by Toyota was on its eight models