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Two Views of ISPI and the Future of Performance Improvement
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Addison, Roger M.; Tosti, Donald T. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2012
The International Society for Performance Improvement has always been divided by two often-conflicting views of what its purpose or mission really is. Is it primarily technology focused (focusing on the development and promotion of the field) or member focused (focusing on members' interests and their professional development)? This difference in…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Educational Technology, Influence of Technology, Organizational Objectives
Workplace Performance-PLUS: Empowerment and Voice through Professional Development and Democratic Processes in Health Care Training
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King, Kathleen P. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2009
Based on the theory of transformative learning (Mezirow, 1980) and critical pedagogy (Freire, 1980), mixed-methods research (Tashakkori & Teddlie, 1998) of a hospital workers' union and training organization addressed the impact of a custom-designed, group-focused, results-driven professional development model with 130 participants. Employees…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Transformative Learning, Professional Development, Participant Satisfaction
Diversity Management Interventions and Organizational Performance: A Synthesis of Current Literature
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Curtis, Ellen Foster; Dreachslin, Janice L. – Human Resource Development Review, 2008
Despite the growing body of literature focused on diversity management and its implications for career experiences and perceptions, team dynamics, customer service, and other dimensions of organizational performance, a significant gap remains. To address the gap, this article reviews the managing diversity literature published between January 2000…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Intervention
Changing Persepectives from Individual to Organizational Learning
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Forman, David C. – Performance Improvement, 2004
Most training and educational professionals have focused their efforts on inculcating learning within individuals rather than within organizations. This is understandable, writes Forman, because so much needs to be accomplished to improve the efficacy of schools and corporate training programs. The notion of organizational learning has been…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Training, Instructional Design, Performance Technology
Work Redesign that Works for Teachers
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Mayrowetz, David; Smylie, Mark A. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2004
Over the past two decades, scholars and practitioners in a variety of industries have considered work redesign among a constellation of strategies to promote employee recruitment and retention, development, motivation, and performance. Although educational policymakers in the middle to late 1990s shifted their attention to standards, systemic…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Leadership, Job Analysis, Job Simplification
Applying Case-Based Reasoning in Knowledge Management to Support Organizational Performance
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Wang, Feng-Kwei – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2006
Research and practice in human performance technology (HPT) has recently accelerated the search for innovative approaches to supplement or replace traditional training interventions for improving organizational performance. This article examines a knowledge management framework built upon the theories and techniques of case-based reasoning (CBR)…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Innovation, Performance Technology, Organizational Effectiveness