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Using the metaverse in training: lessons from real cases
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the potential contribution of the metaverse to improve training and development as a function of human resource development (HRD) perspective. The authors explore the benefits and challenges of the metaverse and introduce cases of companies using the metaverse in training.
Design/methodology/approach
A narrative literature review was conducted to collect information on the metaverse in training. The authors reviewed peer- and non-peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, white papers, corporate websites and blogs and business magazines.
Findings
A total of 75 articles were reviewed, including 14 cases, which were summarized to demonstrate how companies are applying metaverse technology in training contexts. For a more in-depth review, three cases were selected and summarized in terms of context, process and outcomes.
Originality/value
The metaverse is an emergent topic in HRD. It has the potential to revolutionize the functions of training and development through the combination of advanced technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. This article is the foundational attempt to provide a comprehensive summary of existing literature and case studies that highlight the potential of the metaverse in training within the context of HRD.
Journal Article
Assembly Line Optimization Using MTM Time Standard and Simulation Modeling—A Case Study
This study presents an approach to solving the assembly line balancing problem (ALBP) using the Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) time standard and simulation software. ALBP is a common problem in manufacturing where a set of tasks with fixed times must be assigned to a series of sequential workstations in order to minimize the total idle time and reduce the assembly cost per product. This study uses MTM, a widely used production process scheduling method, to create a new time analysis of an assembly process that was previously balanced using the Work-Factor method and time study. This literature review shows that there are a lack of combinations of updated time analyses with newer simulation approaches in the current literature, and this was the motivation for the present work. An assembly line simulation was performed using Simio software to evaluate different design options and operating scenarios. The results show that the use of MTM and simulation can help minimize idle time and improve assembly line performance, thereby reducing costs and increasing efficiency. This study shows that the approach of using MTM and simulation is effective in solving ALBP and is a useful tool for manufacturing companies to improve the performance of their assembly lines and reduce costs.
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Evaluating End-User Defensive Approaches Against Phishing Using Education and Simulated Attacks in a Croatian University
This study investigates the effectiveness of two cybersecurity awareness interventions—phishing simulations and organized online training—in enhancing end-user resilience to phishing attacks in a Croatian university setting. Three controlled phishing simulations and one targeted instructional module were executed across several organizational departments. This study assesses behavioral responses, compromise rates, and statistical associations with demographic variables, including age, department, and educational background. Despite educational instruction yielding a marginally reduced number of compromised users, statistical analysis revealed no meaningful difference between the two methods. The third phishing simulation, executed over a pre-holiday timeframe, demonstrated a significantly elevated compromising rate, underscoring the influence of temporal and organizational context on employee alertness. These findings highlight the shortcomings of standalone awareness assessments and stress the necessity for ongoing, contextualized, and integrated cybersecurity training approaches. The findings offer practical guidance for developing more effective phishing defense strategies within organizational environments.
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Differentiating leader and leadership development
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to revisit the prevalent perceptions of leadership development, consider the constructs that affect leadership development in an organization, and propose a collective framework for leadership development. Design/methodology/approach - Existing leadership development literature is appraised. The paper identifies the factors that determine leadership development and focuses on the context in which leadership is developed. Findings - The paper implies that leadership development involves multiple and coordinated actions. Practical implications - The paper provides guidelines for successful leadership development in practice. Originality/value - The paper takes a holistic approach to leadership development and proposes a set of items for measuring leadership development. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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Consolidating findings from business process change case studies using system dynamics: The example of employee morale
In this paper, we explore system dynamics as a useful approach to consolidate findings from case studies on business process change (BPC) projects. We compile data from 65 BPC case studies to develop a system dynamics simulation model that helps us to investigate ‘employee morale’ as an important construct in BPC projects. We show that such simulation models consolidate the complex and often non-linear findings from BPC case studies in a way that makes it available to discourse among researchers, lecturers and students as well as BPC professionals. Thus, this paper contributes to knowledge management and learning by suggesting system dynamics as a valuable approach to illustrate and convey the complex relationships between important constructs in BPC. This paper also contributes to the domain of business process management by demonstrating the benefits of system dynamics as a way to review and consolidate the abundance of BPC case studies.
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Wading and Jumping into a New Job—Exploring Dynamics of Knowledge Flow for Systems Engineers
Engineering companies are growing increasingly concerned with identifying ways to effectively transfer knowledge, both to new employees and between employees who collaborate to develop new products. Effective knowledge capture is difficult in research and development contexts where design knowledge is rapidly changing and often poorly documented. This paper uses a case study at a small engineering company to suggest that effective knowledge transfer must be both relational (asking intelligent questions of mentors who are taxed for time) and procedural (using documentation to record how decisions are made). Cultural consensus analysis identifies two distinct cultural domains regarding effective socialization for new systems engineers. Waders advocate guided introduction, while Jumpers advocate immediate responsibility. These common themes for companies dealing with rapidly changing knowledge offer insights to scholars interested in studying the broader domain of anthropology of work.
Journal Article
Millennials and the Need for Adapting e-Learning Methods for Business Performance – a Case Study
As millennials, in general, are digital natives, we make the assumption that they have other learning competencies and expectations and are more attracted to digital and exciting learning methods. In this context, when looking at them as new employees, there arises the discussion within companies regarding the level of adapting the learning methods for on-the-job training. For these reasons, companies need to gradually introduce training practices based on e-learning, whose results are visible and quantifiable, after the training period, through the gained employee performance. Based on these aspects, we conduct a case study, from the perspectives of the trainee and of the manager, focusing on efficiency of the e-learning methods implemented in a company in view of enabling skills development during on-the-job training, on the possible improvements, with taking into account specificities in learning among millennials and company policies. The case study is conducted on digital learning in a niche German speaking financial department in a large company (with over 1000 employees) from Romania, with a high turnover rate among millennials, for which one of the reasons is that the training period with less attractive classic on-the-job training methods are no more attractive for young employees. The methodology combines quantitative and qualitative approaches, with online survey conducted among the employees who used the e-learning, while the qualitative approach involves conducting direct individual semi-structured interviews with their managers. As a result of our research, we can make recommendations regarding better adaptation and development of upcoming on-the-job training methods using e-learning, with taking into account the employee's requirements. Moreover, based on the research results regarding the company's practices in the small analyzed target group, proposals may be provided for the company in relation to possible expansion of the e-learning within on-the-job-training in other departments, to reach an overall higher performance level.
Conference Proceeding
Rollout Plan for Training and Education in Enterprise Information Systems
In this article, we propose a rollout plan for training students and employees about enterprise information systems (EIS) that are encountered in an organization. Our rollout plan follows the different stages of a typical EIS project from inception to completion. These stages are modeling, planning, simulation, transaction, integration, and control. This ensures that an employee who is trained by this plan has an acquaintance with the typical information systems in an organization. Further, for training and research purposes we developed prototype information systems that emulate the ones usually found in organizations. In this article, we discuss some of the case studies we conducted with the prototype systems.
Journal Article
A modified goldfrank sniffing bar improves accuracy in identifying simulated toxins in a case-based teaching model
Objective
To determine if olfactory analysis of toxin proxies aid in the identification of poisons when compared to case histories alone. Methods: A convenience sample of 42 emergency medicine residents participated in a prospective single-blind observational study using a sniffing bar designed with the technique described by Goldfrank et.al. Each subject received 12 written cases describing a patient with a chemical exposure. Ten chemicals with odors corresponding to a specific case history and 2 chemical case controls with no odor comprised the sniffing bar. Each subject was asked to identify the toxin first by reading the case history alone, then again after smelling the corresponding odor. All subjects were asked to record their level of confidence for each case before and after the addition of the sniffing bar using a 5-point Likert scale. Percentages correct before and after the sniffing bar intervention were calculated and two-tailed p-values and 95% confidence intervals were measured. Continuous comparative variables such as the means of the Likert scale confidence measurements were analyzed with the two-tailed
t
-test. Results: Median percentage of toxins correctly identified was 64.3% (range 9.5–97.6) when based on case description alone and 86.9% (range 9.5–95.2) with addition of the sniffing bar. The percentage of initially incorrect identification reversed after additional data provided by the sniffing bar was 11.5% (range 0–14). Of the 10 actual toxins, correct identification of 6 achieved statistical significance after introduction of the sniffing bar (p = 0.0017; 95% CI 4.6–11.4). There was no association between level of training and improved accuracy with use of the sniffing bar, and overall confidence did not improve significantly after addition of the sniffing bar. Conclusion: Diagnostic accuracy of poisons in case-based scenarios is improved with the use of a sniffing bar. The sniffing bar is a useful adjunct to a traditional case-based emergency medicine toxicology teaching curriculum.
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