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Training and Development System

Notes 13.8 Review Questions

1. For a constructive management development proogramme, one has to understand the
concepts associated with management development. Explain those concepts.

2. Distinguish between employee training and management development.
3. If management development programmes are not evolved, the managerial personnel
would become “obsolete”. Justify the statement highlighting the significance of
management development programme.
4. Describe the management development process.
5. “A good manager should be a successful coach of other managers”. Discuss the statement.
6. What is sensitivity training? Does it help to make more effective managers.
7. Describe the stages involved in planning a management development programme.

8. For creating a suitable organizational climate favourable for management development
what are the things required to be kept in mind by the top executives of organization?
9. The success of any management development programme largely depends on the selection
of technique. Justify.
10. The management development programme is conducted by formal training as well as
through on the job techniques. What are the different ways used in formal training and on
the job techniques?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. one-shot 2. Conceptual
3. Technical 4. general
5. individual 6. intellectually

7. on-the-job 8. objectives
9. Simulation 10. Managerial appraisal
11. planned 12. turnover rates
13. communication 14. learning
15. favourable

13.9 Further Readings

Books G Pandu Naik, “Training and Development – Text, Research and Cases”, Excel Books,
New Delhi
PL Rao, “Enriching Human Capital through Training and Development”, Excel Books,
New Delhi

Online links managementhelp.org/management/development/index.htm
managementdevelopment.com/

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