Discussion:
"Learning, Social and Control, and Psychological Functions"
• Select one (1) work-related activity in which you have participated (either a successful or failed performance), and decide whether or not debriefing could have been an effective tool to improve the performance. Next, determine one (1) learning function from the activity, and provide at least one (1) example of the learning function.
• Imagine that your organization has expanded into a new country requiring several employees to live there for the duration of their employment. Create one (1) social and control function to assist the expatriate's experience then suggest a systematic approach using one (1) psychological function to share with future expatriates. Justify your response. Note: You may reference any country of your choosing in your response.
"Training and Organizational Learning"
• Give your opinion on the major difference(s) between training and organizational learning. Next, outline a plan to transition an organization with which you are familiar from learning "in" the organization to learning "by" the organization. Defend the core reasons why you believe the plan would be effective.
• Create a model to transition an organization through the following four (4) phases of learning: individual, group, intergroup, and finally, ongoing learning. Provide at least one (1) example of the type(s) of learning activities that would occur in each phase of your model.