The purpose of this study was to identify the learning styles of Malaysian managers and executives and specifically to determine whether the alignment training methods with trainees' learning styles can improve the effectiveness of learning in Employee Development programmes. A comprehensive literature review was done and a sample survey approach was adopted. Past studies in the research area were summarized and hypotheses were made for empirical testing.

A pre- and postexperimental design with a control group was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a management development program. Subjects were 48 first line staff supervisors employed by a major manufacturing company. The training group subjects (n = 24) attended the company's 1-week training program. Subjects in the control group (n= 24) were similar with respect to plant location, job assignment, etc. A 42-item employee-opinion questionnaire was constructed to measure supervisory style and work.-group climate. The subjects' subordinates (n = 313) completed the questionnaire before and after training. Eleven items identified by content analysis as most relevant to the training content comprised the measure of training effectiveness. An analysis of covariance was performed using the pretest as the covariate. Results indicated no significant training effects.

The central theme of this study is to survey and critically examine existing Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Management Development Programs (MDPs) in order to determine which areas of the current programs must be given priority and greater emphasis at Saudia, as well as to ascertain MDP's effects on managers, staff managers, and supervisors. The purposes of this study are (1) to review and evaluate the progress made in managerial development at Saudia from 1972 to 1977 in terms of objectives and effectiveness, and (2) to explore the development of Saudia's managerial needs. The criteria used in this analysis are based upon managerial effectiveness. Although scattered significant differences appeared in some of the data presented in this study, no specific patterns were found among these differences, and it appeared that MDP could not produce any change in the behavior of those managers, staff managers, and supervisors who participated in it. This was a clear indication that MDP was far from achieving its objectives. Several factors contributed to this result, including misunderstanding of Saudi Arabian culture and circumstances; lack of support from top management; lack of manpower analysis; lack of cooperation, coordination, and communication between the training department and other departments at Saudia; lack of formal plans for management succession; and other reasons related directly to MDP.

Тема представленной магистерской диссертации посвящена чрезвычайно актуальной проблеме управления талантами, особенно значимой для среды высшего профессионального образования. В теоретической части представлены теоретические основы разработки системы управления талантами, роль управления талантами в образовательной среде. В практической части описываются результаты исследования систем управления талантами в университетах России и Казахстана на примере Уральского федерального университета им. первого Президента России БН.Ельцина (Россия) и Университета «Туран» (Казахстан), проведен их сравнительный анализ с выявлением сходства и различия, сильных и слабых сторон. На основе полученных данных разработаны рекомендации по совершенствованию системы управления талантами путем создания единого информационного пространства – корпоративного портала со встроенной профессиональной социальной сетью. / The topic of the presented master's thesis is devoted to an extremely relevant problem of talent management, especially important for the environment of higher professional education. The theoretical part presents the theoretical foundations of the development of a talent management system, the role of talent management in the educational environment. The practical part describes the results of a study of talent management systems at universities in Russia and Kazakhstan on the example of the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. Yeltsin (Russia) and the University "Turan" (Kazakhstan), their comparative analysis is carried out to identify similarities and differences, strengths and weaknesses. Based on the obtained data, recommendations were developed to improve the talent management system by creating a single information space – a corporate portal with a built-in professional social network.