Japan is aiming at technological leadership, and has a clear and coherent policy for achieving it, which involves increasing investment in education, training and R&D. The scale of the training effort creates the organisational climate conducive to the acceptance of change. Examples are given of...

In a world of constant change, businesses must move forward in order only to stand still, competitively. In the push for success, training is only one element. This article looks at three training routes to greater corporate effectiveness and discusses how they vary in content and application....