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The Men ’ s Wearhouse Training & Development

Assignment Questions: 1. How has The Men's Wearhouse been able to take market share away from competitor's? What is their source of competitive advantage? 2. What do you think of Zimmer's philosophy and approach to leadership? 3. Economists might argue that Zimmer is investing in general human capital; that is, the skills employees are trained in can be used in other retail settings. According to human capital theory, firms generally should invest in only firm specific human capital. Why has this investment paid off for The Men's Wearhouse? 4. Can Zimmer's approach be easily imitated by his competitors? Why or why not?

Why Would a Firm Pay to Train? Because its managers are stupid? According to neoclassical economics, the worker must pay for general on-the-job, either literally or through foregone earnings. Firm and employees must split the costs (and benefits) of firm-specific human capital in order to continue their mutually beneficial relationship and prevent “ hold up ” problems.

Are there other reasons to pay for training? No choice (labor scarcity or deficient educational system) Specific human capital presumes general skills To give itself an incentive to use workers productively and efficiently Gift exchange and symbolism Employees reciprocate gift with loyalty and effort Focuses employee attention on strategic and developmental objectives “ Training ” presupposes “ Caring ”

Why Pay to Train? “ Optimal ” investment in training can be a competitive game If your competitors are under-investing in general training, you will be more reluctant to provide extensive training for fear of their “ cream skimming ” your workforce, unless you can otherwise bind the employees to the organization.

Preserving Training Investments Bonding Training institutes Other HR practices Screening (based on “ trainability ” and “ stability ” ) Career pathing Broad job design; empowerment Pay for knowledge and/or seniority Benefits To safeguard investment (e.g., health care) To promote loyalty (e.g., dependent care) Dress it up as “ gift ” Train people in groups

Jobs are Increasing in their Complexity How would you characterize the change in skill requirements in your establishment? NO CHANGE 38% LESS COMPLEX 3% MORE COMPLEX 40% SAME/DIFFERENT SKILL 18% Source: Osterman, 1992

Example: U.S. TRAINING PATTERNS, 1995 AVERAGE HOURS OF TRAINING PER EMPLOYEE IN SIX MONTH PERIOD FORMAL 10.7 INFORMAL 31.1 AVERGE PER EMPLOYEE TRAINING COSTS WAGES OF IN-HOUSE TRAINERS $139 PAYMENTS TO OUTSIDE TRAINERS 98 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT 51

TRAINING DECISIONS FOR FIRMS Level of Training/Resources Occupational Distribution Type of Training Make/Buy

THE MAKE/BUY DECISION How Specific/General is the Skill? How Important is Socialization/Culture? How Important Is It That Supply Be Certain? What Is The Quality of External Providers?

Takeaways Don ’ t underestimate non-monetary rewards. These can be especially powerful when they are congruent with employee values. Being clear about the organization ’ s values can help attract (and reject) people who “ fit. ” Training and development efforts need to be aligned and support job-relevant as well as value-relevant attitudes and behaviors. Training is an important means of signaling what ’ s important and valued in the organization.