Reports on a study of the evaluation strategies of trainers in London local government made in 1989‐91. The study was …. Trainers′ evaluation practice, their views on evaluation, their reasons for evaluating and their perceptions of the problems … the construction of a typology of trainers. Most trainers undertook only minimal evaluation. The types were: uneasy …

training situation. University and corporate trainers should also listen to what types of humour can be students like …This article compares the humour used in university and corporate training programmes and discusses survey implications …. Based on a survey of 183 university business professors and 243 corporate trainers, both groups were found to use similar …

‐cultural training, trainers can provide a more comprehensive programme which will not only enhance sensitivity and awareness, but … another culture. Unfortunately, many corporations seldom provide cross‐cultural management training because it is considered … unnecessary or ineffective by top management. Given such corporate mentality, a major concern facing trainers is how to develop …

instructors can enhance the quality of management development instruction.  …

This article first reviews the status of expatriate training and the need to evaluate the transfer of this training to … evaluate expatriate cultural training at the behavioral and performance levels, as well as a way to develop expatriates to make …

Advocates of outdoor experiential training (OET) fervently believe in its efficacy, but often have difficulty mustering …. ROI calculations treat leadership and team development training expenditures as an investment and evaluate the financial …

evaluation strategy, the rationale for this, and problems associated with such a strategy, following a team‐building programme of …

Conducts a survey of management training and development practices in large Kuwaiti organizations. Covers areas such as … needs assessment, programmes and participants′ selection, programme evaluation and future trends. Indicates that systematic … needs assessements and programme evaluation are sorely lacking in these organizations. Practices related to programme and …

valuable information to management as well as pointing out organizational situations other than in training evaluation when … judge their own level of ability, may be responsible for underestimation by training managers of the effects of their … training programmes. Outlines the implications for management of being aware of and countering the effects of the response …

A five‐stage process model of training is presented which integrates research concerning the transfer, evaluation and … institutionalisation of training. The model is designed to enhance the on‐the‐job evaluations of training effectiveness by following up on … negative reactions, using additional training, and providing feedback to rectify breakdowns in earlier stages of training use.  …