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The impact of corporate culture on training and development at Polyoak Packaging, Pinetown.

dc.contributor.advisorBozas, Alexander Robert.
dc.contributor.advisorLuthuli, Nomkhosi Hlengiwe.
dc.contributor.authorZuma, Phillip Mduduzi.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-13T08:04:06Z
dc.date.available2016-10-13T08:04:06Z
dc.date.created2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionMaster of Business Administration. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2015.en_US
dc.description.abstractTraining and development is an important component for the performance and sustainability of all organisations. Different organisations have different cultures that influence how they do things in a particular way. The research problem concerns the existence of corporate culture and its impact on training and development. The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of corporate culture on training and development at Polyoak Packaging in Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It will recommend practices that will lead to improved employee engagement and better understanding of corporate culture, to ensure that after training, implementation of knowledge and skills is happening, hence improving performance, and productivity in the organisation. A qualitative research study was for the purpose of this study undertaken to solve the problem. Qualitative data was collected using an open-ended interview schedule developed specifically for this study by the author. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to select 5 managers, 7 production setters, and 13 packers from the business units of Polyoak Packaging in Pinetown. The collected data was analysed using thematic analysis to assign information and concepts to the various research questions. The research findings showed a general agreement that corporate culture has an influence on training and employees’ commitment, and ultimately improvement of performance and productivity in the organisation. Conclusions from the study are that communication before and after training; knowledge sharing; and the workplace environment; trainees’ support for skills transfer after training; and continuous evaluation and monitoring post training are essential and core parts of an organisation to improve its activities and sustain competitiveness in the industry it serves.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/13487
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subjectCorporate culture--South Africa--Pinetown.en_US
dc.subjectEmployees--Training of--South Africa--Pinetown.en_US
dc.subjectOccupational training--South Africa--Pinetown.en_US
dc.subjectPackaging--South Africa--Pinetown.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Business administration.en_US
dc.subjectPolyoak Packaging.en_US
dc.subject.otherOrganisation.en_US
dc.subject.otherCulture.en_US
dc.subject.otherTraining and Development.en_US
dc.subject.otherSkills Programmes.en_US
dc.subject.otherPerformance.en_US
dc.subject.otherProductivity.en_US
dc.subject.otherEnvironment.en_US
dc.subject.otherContinual Improvement.en_US
dc.subject.otherCommunication.en_US
dc.titleThe impact of corporate culture on training and development at Polyoak Packaging, Pinetown.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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