Describes an approach to management development which makes it easier for trainers to demonstrate how they add value in … explored. Addresses the implications for trainers and the organization of using this approach and concludes that it is only by … focusing on the real day‐to‐day problems of managers that trainers can demonstrate that they add value.  …

Evaluation is increasingly being regarded as a powerful tool to enhance the effectiveness of training. Three major … approaches to training evaluation: quality ascription, quality assessment and quality control are highlighted. In order to … enhance the effectiveness of training, evaluation should be integrated with organisational life. To ensure this, a model, “the …

training that seeks to blend analytic rigour with insight, intuition, creativity and learning‐by‐doing. Compares assumptions … underlying traditional and action‐oriented approaches, and provides examples that suggest how management education and training …

This article discusses the options for training professionals wanting to take a more strategic approach to the … evaluation of their activities. It is based on practical experience and an insight into business metrics parachuted into this … variety of reasons evaluation has been driven by external demands for measurement and focused on efficiency. Business benefits …

countries. To ensure that transfer of training occurs, trainers may want to utilize these three tools that have been identified …Purpose – Transfer of training is vitally important in today's workplace, where organizations spend millions of dollars … on training their employees. The purpose of this study is to identify effective tools for the transfer of training …

excercises to enhance the “start‐up” phase of a training programme, are described. A key aspect of the activities discussed … involves learning how to utilise one′s experiences and those of others effectively to build learning climates in training …

The article explores the use of maps and models as conceptual tools used by trainers. Experience is ordered by …