ABSTRACT

In this paper, I study the history of corporate training in the Finnish retail industry from the beginning to the last quarter of the 20^th century. In this effort, I search for answers to questions regarding how and why retail organizations adapted their in-house educational organizations to the different pressures arising from ideologically imprinted stakeholders or external regulators and the competitive business environment. From the historical development of corporate training systems, it is possible to discern two clear dimensions that help to structure the history of the corporate training of Finnish retail organizations. The dimensions are the form (generic vs. specific) and content (ideological vs. practical) of training. During the research period, corporate training transformed from the development of means-end rational capabilities into a ‘semipublic’ educational system.

摘要

在本文中，我研究了从20^世纪初到最后一个季度的芬兰零售业企业培训的历史世纪。在这项工作中，我寻求有关以下问题的答案：零售组织如何以及为何使内部教育组织适应由意识形态烙印的利益相关者或外部监管者以及竞争激烈的商业环境带来的不同压力。从公司培训系统的历史发展来看，可以辨别出两个清晰的维度，这些维度有助于构建芬兰零售组织公司培训的历史。维度是培训的形式（一般性与特定性）和内容（思想性与实践性）。在研究期间，公司培训从手段端理性能力的发展转变为“半公开”的教育体系。