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Variables Influencing the Return on Investment in Management Training Programs: A Utility Analysis of 10 Swiss Cases
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Chochard, Yves; Davoine, Eric – International Journal of Training and Development, 2011
In this article, we present the utility analysis approach as an alternative and promising approach to measure the return on investment in managerial training programs. This approach, linking economic value with competencies developed by trainees, enables researchers and decision-makers to compare the return on investment from different programs in…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Education, Management Development, Evaluation Methods
Strategic Management Training and Commitment to Planning: Critical Partners in Stimulating Firm Performance.
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Newkirk-Moore, Susan; Bracker, Jeffrey S. – International Journal of Training and Development, 1998
A study of 157 small financial firms found a significant relationship between strategic management training for senior managers and the firm's level of commitment to planning, resulting in a return on investment for stockholders. (SK)
Descriptors: Banking, Management Development, Organizational Development, Outcomes of Education
Transfer of Learning from Management Development Programmes: Testing the Holton Model
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Kirwan, Cyril; Birchall, David – International Journal of Training and Development, 2006
Transfer of learning from management development programmes has been described as the effective and continuing application back at work of the knowledge and skills gained on those programmes. It is a very important issue for organizations today, given the large amounts of investment in these programmes and the small amounts of that investment that…
Descriptors: Health Services, Transfer of Training, Correlation, Work Environment