Organising the Training Process in Polish Companies Operating on International Markets

• Authors: Urban Pauli

Title variants

PL

Organizacja procesu szkoleniowego w polskich firmach działających na rynkach międzynarodowych

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Training programmes enable employees to develop general and firm-specific competences. In companies that operate on international markets, such programmes also provide the transfer of best practices, routines and procedures between the parent firm and subsidiary. Given the importance of human capital in building sustainable competitive advantage, the training process should be professionally designed and executed. Operating on the domestic market makes it easier to properly design and execute training than it is for companies entering foreign markets. The article presents the results of research that sought to verify the professionalisation of training in 50 Polish companies entering foreign markets. General guidelines for how the process should be executed and the People Capability Maturity Model were used to evaluate the training.

PL

Szkolenia są procesem umożliwiającym pracownikom rozwój zarówno ogólnych, jak i specyficznych dla każdej firmy kompetencji. W przedsiębiorstwach działających na rynkach międzynarodowych takie szkolenia zapewniają także transfer najlepszych praktyk, procedur i standardów działania z firmy macierzystej do filii. Osiąganie celów szkoleniowych wymaga więc, by proces doskonalenia kompetencji pracowników był zaprojektowany i realizowany w sposób profesjonalny, co dla firm działających na homogenicznych rynkach nie stanowi zbyt dużego wyzwania. Internacjonalizacja powoduje jednak, że organizowanie procesów personalnych wymaga uwzględnienia dodatkowych czynników związanych z różnorodnością, co może ograniczyć efektywność realizowanych dotychczas inicjatyw. W artykule wskazano na znaczenie procesu szkoleniowego w doskonaleniu kompetencji pracowników firm działających na rynkach międzynarodowych oraz zaprezentowano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na grupie 50 polskich przedsiębiorstw działających na rynkach międzynarodowych. Celem tych badań była ocena stopnia profesjonalizacji działalności szkoleniowej oraz porównanie stosowanych praktyk do wytycznych ujętych w People Capability Maturity Model.

Keywords

EN

training; multinational enterprises; organisational capabilities; human capital; organisational growth

PL

szkolenia; przedsiębiorstwa międzynarodowe; kapitał ludzki; zdolności organizacyjne; rozwój organizacji

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 11(959)
• Pages: 5-19

Contributors

author

Urban Pauli

• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie, Katedra Zarządzania Kapitałem Ludzkim, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15678/ZNUEK.2016.0959.1101