Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1987
Degree Name
Master of Science in Management - (M.S.)
Department
Organizational and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Sanford Bordman
Abstract
Human Resources Professionals are often faced with the issue of "the need for and usefulness of management training." In addition, small business people believe that the needed training is unwanted and, in somecases, impossible to deliver. On the other side of the issue, training supporters point to the need for knowledge, the constant obsolescence of learned skills and the highly competitive nature of the marketplace.
The argument continues that whereas managers in larger firms may be able to afford numerous in-house training programs or be able to send employees to assorted workshops and conferences, the manager in a small enterprise often finds that resources are too limited to arbitrarily decide to provide training unless this decision can be made in terms of an investment with an anticipated return.
This study attempts to examine the issues of management training in general while at the same time examining the issues surrounding small business managerial training. The research conducted reveals that a major cause of small business failures was due to the lack of formal training It also showed that development of a formal training program can be done following a structured outline but customized to meet the training needs of a company and its individual managers.
The study, including its survey data, indicates that if a business, including a small business, is to operate successfully, training will be a major contributing part to that success. It also supports the notion that a business which claims it cannot afford training, is the one which cannot afford to operate without it.
Recommended Citation
Bargholz, Harry L., "Management training in small business" (1987). Theses. 3047.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3047
