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The Impact of Reason for Training on the Relationship between "Best Practices" and Sexual Harassment Training Effectiveness
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Perry, Elissa L.; Kulik, Carol T.; Bustamante, Jennifer; Golom, Frank D. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2010
The current study explored the use of best training practices on human resources managers' perceptions of sexual harassment training success and frequency of sexual harassment complaints. Results revealed no main effects of best training practices on sexual harassment training success. However, effects of best training practices on sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, On the Job Training, Human Resources, Program Effectiveness
The Impact of Training and Demographics in WIA Program Performance: A Statistical Analysis
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Moore, Richard W.; Gorman, Philip C. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2009
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) measures participant labor market outcomes to drive program performance. This article uses statistical analysis to examine the relationship between participant characteristics and key outcome measures in one large California local WIA program. This study also measures the impact of different training…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Labor Market, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis
A Study of Best Practices in Training Transfer and Proposed Model of Transfer
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Burke, Lisa A.; Hutchins, Holly M. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2008
Data were gathered from a sample of training professionals of an American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) chapter in the southern United States regarding best practices for supporting training transfer. Content analysis techniques, based on a rigorous methodology proposed by Insch, Moore, & Murphy (1997), were used to analyze the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Transfer of Training
Relations between Characteristics of Workplace Practices and Types of Informal Work-Related Learning: A Survey Study among Dutch Police
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Doornbos, Anja J.; Simons, Robert-Jan; Denessen, Eddie – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2008
Some organizations seek to promote informal work-related learning to stimulate organizational performance. This study focuses on six types of work-related learning in relation to personal, relational, and work characteristics of the workplace practice. A survey was conducted to identify types and levels of work-related learning for executive Dutch…
Descriptors: Police, Vocational Education, On the Job Training, Collegiality
The Relationship between Satisfaction with Workplace Training and Overall Job Satisfaction
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Schmidt, Steven W. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2007
Opportunities for training and development are paramount in decisions regarding employee career choices. Despite the importance, many research studies on job satisfaction do not address satisfaction with workplace training as an element of overall job satisfaction, and many job satisfaction survey instruments do not include a "satisfaction…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Job Training, Correlation, Career Choice
Roles of Informal Workplace Trainers in Different Organizational Contexts: Empirical Evidence from Australian Companies
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Poell, Rob F.; Van der Krogt, Ferd J.; Vermulst, A. A.; Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2006
Informal workplace trainers help employees learn what they need to know and do in order to get their job done. Little is known about the actions of informal workplace trainers, who may be colleagues or supervisors. This study provides an empirical basis for actions undertaken by informal workplace trainers. A total of 350 Australian enterprises…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Job Skills, Foreign Countries, On the Job Training