Employees' perceptions of Management Development (MD) programs is the topic of this study. The purpose is to examine the influence of three important perceived characteristics of MD programs on relevant MD outcomes. The MD characteristics are: availability of role models, perceived control, and understanding the MD program. Outcomes are:…

Four focus groups with 300 Fortune 500 managers and two panels of experts were used to build and verify a theory of the impact on management training on organizational performance. The theory suggests that such training design factors as needs assessment, coaching, and simulated practice have a greater impact on performance. (SK)

Among 64 managers, an experimental group received extra presentations and materials on participatory behavior and were encouraged in self-monitoring of verbal participation. Despite increased levels of participation compared to the control group, experimentals did not have higher reactions, learning, or transfer. (SK)

Raises concerns about Hanover and Cellar's study : gender and racial composition of the sample, effects of organizational status, questionable variables in the work environment measure, other organizational demographics, and the degree of participants' familiarity with each other. (SK)

A study by Tracey, Hinkin, Tannenbaum, and Mathieu of 115 management trainees and 305 supervisors/coworkers found that job involvement, commitment, and work environment influenced pretraining self-efficacy and motivation. Hierarchical relationships between levels of training effectiveness criteria were identified. Black's response cites their…

Forty-seven of 60 participants in 2 sections of Outward Bound completed pre- and posttests and interviews showing differences between the leadership skills intended to be developed, participant perceptions of skill development, and changes measured on the questionnaire. Neither group demonstrated positive changes in the areas where it was…