Attitudes towards training in multinational companies

Researchers of many different fields have studied the questions of organizational learning and knowledge. Foreign owned companies and joint ventures were observed in this paper, and the goal was to analyse the following topics: – The opinion of organizational members about conditions of education (inhibitor and facilitating factors of learning) – Attitudes on the area of reception and utilization of knowledge – Attitudes and perceptions on sharing of knowledge The conclusion that has been established is that training and education are of important value and a part of strategy in the observed organizations. The general satisfaction with training is considered to be at an overall high and those people questioned regarded it as useful to their work. The perceived sharing of knowledge is also high. In the area of new ideas, only half of the sample thinks that the management facilitates them and, in the area of tolerating mistakes, similar characteristics were found. Concerning the appreciation of participation in training, the majority believe that it is not appreciated and awarded