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Training and development in the hybrid workplace

Swati Suravi (Department of Human Resource Management, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India)

The Learning Organization

ISSN: 0969-6474

Article publication date: 21 August 2023

Issue publication date: 13 February 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to discuss innovations in the training and development practices of companies and delineate a new approach to training and development in the context of the hybrid workplace using the ADDIE and Kirkpatrick training models.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper discusses innovations in training and development in modern times and builds on the instructional training design approach or the ADDIE Model and the Kirkpatrick Model of training evaluation.

Findings

The paper presents new approaches to training and development in the context of the hybrid work model applying the ADDIE Model and the Kirkpatrick Model. These new approaches are both necessitated and also made possible due to the technological advancements of modern times.

Originality/value

With the rapid transition of companies to the hybrid model of work in recent times, several human resource management practices need to be transformed to suit the requirements of the new work model. Training and development is one function that needs to change in the hybrid work model to ensure its effectiveness. This paper analyses innovations in the training and development practices of companies and discusses new approaches while applying existing training models, the ADDIE and Kirkpatrick Models, to adapt to the changes associated with the hybrid work model.

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Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank Professor Amit Dhiman, IIM Calcutta, for his advice on the paper.

Citation

Suravi, S. (2024), "Training and development in the hybrid workplace", The Learning Organization, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 48-67. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-10-2022-0119

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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