Supporting employee development in a small company - Luin Oy
Salminen, Anna (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022060917136
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022060917136
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Employee development has become a hot topic within job search and employee wellbeing. Potential employees are expecting developmental opportunities and companies are trying to offer them to employees to keep them satisfied and engaged. Small companies do however fall into a trap with limited resources available for human resources and employee development, with available sources often going to other areas to keep the business running.
This thesis was commissioned by Luin Oy, a small company operating in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets selling homeware goods. They were looking for ways in which they could support their employees’ development with limited resources, which prompted the objective and purpose of this thesis. The objective of this thesis was to help the commissioner to find ways in which they can support their employees’ development with their limited resources. The purpose was to create guidelines on how a small company can support their employees’ development and this way enhance their wellbeing and motivation.
Research was conducted to obtain information from professionals in the field on what would be the best ways to approach employee development with a small company with limited resources, and the results were analysed using thematic analysis to find similarities in the different perspectives and experiences. Research showed that there was a need for a systematic plan and that most of the development is likely to occur at work.
Based on the conducted research and literature findings, it was recommended to create an employee development journey. The employee development journey described the recommended development cycle of the employees. This provided the commissioner with a step-by-step guide on how to proceed with employee development and what factors to take into consideration.
This thesis was commissioned by Luin Oy, a small company operating in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets selling homeware goods. They were looking for ways in which they could support their employees’ development with limited resources, which prompted the objective and purpose of this thesis. The objective of this thesis was to help the commissioner to find ways in which they can support their employees’ development with their limited resources. The purpose was to create guidelines on how a small company can support their employees’ development and this way enhance their wellbeing and motivation.
Research was conducted to obtain information from professionals in the field on what would be the best ways to approach employee development with a small company with limited resources, and the results were analysed using thematic analysis to find similarities in the different perspectives and experiences. Research showed that there was a need for a systematic plan and that most of the development is likely to occur at work.
Based on the conducted research and literature findings, it was recommended to create an employee development journey. The employee development journey described the recommended development cycle of the employees. This provided the commissioner with a step-by-step guide on how to proceed with employee development and what factors to take into consideration.