A contribuição do treinamento e desenvolvimento na intensificação das competências essenciais pela perspectiva dos gestores : um estudo comparativo

Abstract

This article is a comparative study between two business from the same segment, so the general objective is to check how training and development practices have contributed to intensify the essential competences at context of construction materials companies from the perspective of human resources managers. Using the qualitative analysis, the data were collected through semi-open interviews and analyzed through thematic content analysis, then the similarity analysis was performed with the aid of Iramuteq version 0.7 software. The data collection and analysis allowed the identification of training and development of both organizations, as well as the identification of some essential competences. It was found that although the two organizations don't know their core competencies, some of their competencies are nurtured and protected through training. Another identified factor was that the human resources sectors of the two organizations are in different phases where one appears to be in an embryonic phase and the other in the process of evolving to a strategic People Management sector.