A literature review on training and development and quality of work life

The authors suggest that training and development is a process leading to qualitative as well as quantitative advancements in an organization, especially at the managerial level. It is stated that training has specific areas and objectives whilst development is a continuous process less concerned with physical skills than with knowledge, values, attitudes and behavior. The authors discuss the process in which an organization recognizes their responsibility for optimal organizational performance and development of organizational motives for optimum quality of employee working life. This...  [+] Show more

The authors suggest that training and development is a process leading to qualitative as well as quantitative advancements in an organization, especially at the managerial level. It is stated that training has specific areas and objectives whilst development is a continuous process less concerned with physical skills than with knowledge, values, attitudes and behavior. The authors discuss the process in which an organization recognizes their responsibility for optimal organizational performance and development of organizational motives for optimum quality of employee working life.

This paper focuses and analyses the literature findings on importance of training and development and its relation with the employees' quality of work life.

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