Training staff for a lifetime's service: Coles Meyer Limited's model corporate university

Abstract

Purpose

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

Coles Meyer Limited (CML) is Australia's largest private sector employer, operating in such diverse businesses as retail, supermarkets and commercial products. It employs approximately 165,000 people in over 1,900 stores throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is this company that Peter Holland and Amanda Pyman chose to study regarding the development of its own corporate university (CU), in which employees are not only trained in day‐to‐day jobs, but tailored for all aspects of career development within the organization.

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

Citation

(2006), "Training staff for a lifetime's service: Coles Meyer Limited's model corporate university", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 20 No. 5, pp. 28-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280610688032