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A Multilevel Examination of the Influence of Trainee-Trainer Gender Dissimilarity and Trainee-Classroom Gender Composition Dissimilarity on Trainee Knowledge Acquisition
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Bell, Suzanne T.; Towler, Annette J.; Fisher, David M. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2011
We examined the extent to which a trainee's gender interacts with the gender of the trainer, as well as the gender composition of the classroom, to influence the trainee's knowledge acquisition. Hypotheses based on asymmetrical relational demography arguments were tested with a multilevel model on data collected from 1,515 predominantly Hispanic…
Descriptors: Trainers, Trainees, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Experimental Study Comparing a Traditional Approach to Performance Appraisal Training to a Whole-Brain Training Method at C.B. Fleet Laboratories
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Selden, Sally; Sherrier, Tom; Wooters, Robert – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a new approach to performance appraisal training. Motivated by split-brain theory and existing studies of cognitive information processing and performance appraisals, this exploratory study examined the effects of a whole-brain approach to training managers for implementing performance…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Employees
Preferences for Training Options: A Conjoint Analysis
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Gan, Chui Goh; Lee, Julie Anne; Soutar, Geoffrey N. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2009
Singapore is a growing educational hub for the Asia Pacific region. However, no prior research has examined how Singaporean managers trade off attributes of training programs when making executive training decisions. The current study used conjoint analysis to identify the most important attributes of training programs as word of mouth, trainers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training, Selection, Administrator Attitudes
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