TY - GEN
T1 - Human resource management and effects of mentoring on retention of employees in the construction sector
T2 - AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, 2017
AU - Nkomo, Morena William
AU - Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in house talent, mentoring is experiencing resurgence because business leaders not only recognize the benefits of transferring knowledge among employees. The purpose of this paper is to examine past theory, research and practice on mentoring through the lens of (HRD), within the construction industry, in order to identify gaps in what is known about mentoring that are relevant to HRD professionals and furthermore the study describes better practices that organizations can use to address the threat of lost knowledge caused by changing workforce demographics. The study adopted a literature review method of data collection, with a special focus on mentoring. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based on the content analysis, and historical data. After reviewing core aspect of mentoring central, to all domains of HRD, the authors summarize the key issues that had been studied regarding mentoring and career development, organization development, and training and development. The study also, indicated knowledge transfer assists employees in improving their skill sets which increases their marketability and the potential for them to pursue career opportunities elsewhere. The early success of the initiatives described provide useful lessons for the construction industry and executives who recognize that knowledge retention and mentoring of employees are critical for sustaining future organizational performance, furthermore mentoring relationships may assist organizations in simultaneously promoting effective knowledge transfer and commitment that assist in the retention of key knowledge workers. The authors conclude with a research agenda that identifies where researchers need to go with mentoring research and HRD to better inform the practice of mentoring in organizations.
AB - The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in house talent, mentoring is experiencing resurgence because business leaders not only recognize the benefits of transferring knowledge among employees. The purpose of this paper is to examine past theory, research and practice on mentoring through the lens of (HRD), within the construction industry, in order to identify gaps in what is known about mentoring that are relevant to HRD professionals and furthermore the study describes better practices that organizations can use to address the threat of lost knowledge caused by changing workforce demographics. The study adopted a literature review method of data collection, with a special focus on mentoring. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based on the content analysis, and historical data. After reviewing core aspect of mentoring central, to all domains of HRD, the authors summarize the key issues that had been studied regarding mentoring and career development, organization development, and training and development. The study also, indicated knowledge transfer assists employees in improving their skill sets which increases their marketability and the potential for them to pursue career opportunities elsewhere. The early success of the initiatives described provide useful lessons for the construction industry and executives who recognize that knowledge retention and mentoring of employees are critical for sustaining future organizational performance, furthermore mentoring relationships may assist organizations in simultaneously promoting effective knowledge transfer and commitment that assist in the retention of key knowledge workers. The authors conclude with a research agenda that identifies where researchers need to go with mentoring research and HRD to better inform the practice of mentoring in organizations.
KW - Construction
KW - Employees
KW - Human resource management
KW - Mentoring and retention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85022223611&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60018-5_21
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60018-5_21
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85022223611
SN - 9783319600178
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 207
EP - 217
BT - Advances in Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, 2017
A2 - Andre, Terence
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 17 July 2017 through 21 July 2017
ER -