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The significance of formal training in project-based companies
Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6324-5425
Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland.
Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland.
2011 (English)In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business/Emerald, ISSN 1753-8378, E-ISSN 1753-8386, Vol. 4, no 2, p. 257-273Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of formal training in project‐based companies.

Design/methodology/approach: First the discussion deals with the concepts of learning, the learning environment, and the motivation to learn in a way in which special focus is on the project team members' motivation to learn. The hypothesis, “People working for project‐based companies are not interested in formal training” is tested by an empirical study, which was conducted on ten Finnish marine and offshore industry companies. Altogether, 54 project team members and project managers attended the multiple‐case study.

Findings: According to the results of the study, formal training is not seen as a necessity among the people working for project‐based companies. This seems to mean that nowadays formal training does not play a significant role in the development of project‐based companies. Further, the people do not necessarily have time to reflect because they are being bombarded by urgent problems and pressing deadlines. A lack of time and a feeling of heavy work load seem to be a normal practise.

Originality/value: Based upon the paper's findings, further research is suggested that would be focussed first on designing integrated learning environments in project‐based companies' processes, and/or second on the training methods utilized, interaction between trainers and project people, and relevancy and efficiency of formal training offered by training organizations to the project‐based companies.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011. Vol. 4, no 2, p. 257-273
Keywords [en]
Finland, Organizational culture, Project management, Training management, Learning
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-65897DOI: 10.1108/17538371111120234ISI: 000214316300005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84953294287OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-65897DiVA, id: diva2:1191680
Available from: 2018-03-20 Created: 2018-03-20 Last updated: 2025-01-20Bibliographically approved

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