A major problem with lectures, simulations and outdoor training exercises is:employees generally find them boring organizations generally find them too expensive

there is often little transfer of training to actual organizational situations

they can only be used with upper management level employees

Option (B). See explanation below.

Explanation:

I rewrite the question for clarity:

A major problem with lectures, simulations, and outdoor training exercises is?

(A) Employees generally find them boring

(B) Organizations generally find them too expensive

(C) There is often little transfer of training to actual organizational situations

(D) They can only be used with upper management level employees

Now the question asks for the major problem. This means that some other options would be a 'minor problem' and/or some options won't be a problem at all.

An example of the latter is option D. It is not a problem at all! Outdoor training exercises, lectures and simulations can also be used for or with mid level employees and other sets of skilled workers in the firm.

Minor problems include options A and C. For option A, it is not every time or in every case that employees get bored with extra-duty activities.

For option C, it is not often or common that the knowledge and skills from the training aren't transferred to actual organizational situations. Instead, it is rare that little knowledge & skill from the training is applied to actual organizational situations.

THE ANSWER IS (B)

Organizations generally find these extra activities too expensive!

This is because:

1. It takes some or much effort to get skilled trainers for the employees (managers inclusive). That is a cost.

2. The total cost of materials (not personnel) to be used to train the employees is usually high. Such costs include cost of projectors, board rooms, open air centers or fields, sound system, writing materials, food and drinks, hotel accommodation in the case of camping, technical materials like tablets and other gadgets, etc.

3. The cost of time set out for these training exercises! Whichever group of employees (maybe all employees in a specific department) will be undergoing training, they will have to be excused from work either for some hours in the daily routine or for some whole days. This will mean their partial or total absence from work and this might cost the company some profit. Implicit cost matters too.

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