The Effectiveness of Training and Development to Increase Employee Performance: A Case Study of Iveco

BUSN20016
RESEARCH IN BUSINESS: - ASSIGNMENT 3 (PROJECT
PROPOSAL)
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Statement of the Problem.................................................................................................................4
Research aim, objectives and research questions............................................................................5
Justification and potential output of the research project................................................................7
Conceptual Framework....................................................................................................................8
Methodology and presenting secondary data................................................................................15
Organisation of the study...............................................................................................................17
Project budget and schedule..........................................................................................................18
References......................................................................................................................................22
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Topic of Project Study
“The effectiveness of training and development to increase employee’s performance within the
organisation- A case study of Iveco (commercial vehicle manufacturer)”
Introduction
The main aim and purpose of this assessment is to investigate about the respective research topic
and identifying the problems, research questions, objectives and others. The effective training
and development is the present need and requirement of most organizations in order to attain
specified goals and objectives (Iveco, 2018). The project study is objective to analyse the various
problems and issues that have been faced by the company through providing various concepts
and theories in the literature review section. Furthermore, the methodology section has also been
presented in this report study that emphasis on the secondary source of data. Moreover, the
project budget and schedule is also made in this report study. At the end, overall summary of
report has been derived (Trott, et. al., 2018).
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Statement of the Problem
The training and development of new and existing employees is a major challenge for
organization as it is directly linked with the organizational performance. The effective training
programs helps in increasing the employee productivity and thereby, helps in increasing
revenues and sales of company. This is so because the employees are considered to be most
valuable asset for company and are connected with the manufacturing and sales activity of
business. In the company, Iveco who is engaged in producing of light, medium and heavy
commercial vehicle has been evident with decreased manufacturing and sales volume. The major
cause behind this decrement is their employee’s low productivity which adversely impact on the
organizational performance (Wikhamn, 2018). The project study has been purposed to
investigate over the maximization of employee’s productivity so that organizational performance
can be maximized.
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Research aim, objectives and research questions
Research Aim
The main aim of this research study is to present need of effective training program and its
requirement to be developed by organization so as to lead maximum productivity and
performance (Kim, et. al., 2018). In addition to this, the aim of research study is to analyse the
effectiveness of training and development programs so as to maximize the productivity of
employees and performance of the Iveco.
Objectives
There are certain lists of objectives which are stated below:
 To determine the training and development gaps that caused low productivity of
employees.
 To examine the suitable and appropriate training sessions for employees so that they
can improve productivity (Yu & Li, 2018).
 To analyse the co-relation in between employee’s productivity and training programs
aiming at increasing organisational performance in context of Iveco.
Research Question
The research question describes about the overall issue and problem which has been addressed in
the project study. There are basically two types of research questions which are:
Primary Question
Question 1 – What is the role of training and development programs in increasing employee’s
productivity and organizational performance?
Secondary Question
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Question 1 – Does the effective training programs helps in increasing the productivity and
performance of employees and company?
Question 2 – Are the Iveco company is following of effective training programs to develop and
train its new employees?
Question 3 – Suggesting recommendations to improve the training and development need for
new employees within organization?
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