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Giberson, Tomas R. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2010
This quantitative study sought to identify the performance capabilities and competencies that organizations in the northern midwestern United States expect of future performance improvement professionals at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Eighty-nine performance improvement professionals representing 89 organizations completed an online…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Organizational Development
Lee, Jin Gu; Park, Yongho; Yang, Gi Hun – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2010
This study explores the issues in the development and application of a competency model and provides implications for more precise integration of competencies into human resource (HR) functions driving performance improvement. This research is based on a case study from a Korean consumer corporation. This study employed document reviews,…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Competence, Interviews, Observation
Vadivelu, Ramaswamy N.; Klein, James D. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2008
Recent research in the areas of human performance technology (HPT), organizational development, and cross-cultural training has suggested the need for developing managerial competencies that are effective in diverse cultural settings. Some competencies such as technical proficiency, knowledge of company systems, adaptability, and the ability to…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Performance Technology, Organizational Development
Irlbeck, Sonja A. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2002
Provides a chronological perspective of human performance technology (HPT) definitions and an evaluation of them in terms of independent and dependent variables. Discusses human competence and performance technology and compares the definitions with the goals that have been articulated for HPT. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Definitions, Performance Technology
Sleezer, Catherine M.; Kelsey, Kathleen D.; Wood, Thomas E. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2008
Needs assessment plays an important role in training and human performance improvement efforts, but the literature contains little research on this topic. This study extended previous research on the Performance Analysis for Training (PAT) model of needs assessment by examining its implementation to determine environmental and occupational health…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Needs Assessment, Occupational Safety and Health, Program Effectiveness
Darabi, A. Aubteen; Nelson, David W.; Mackal, Melissa C. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2004
The measure of performance improvement potential (Gilbert, 1978) in human performance technology uses an exemplary performance as a criterion against which to measure the potential improvement in the performance of a workforce. The measure is calculated based on the performance efficiency which compares expended resources to productivity. The same…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Performance Technology, Computer Assisted Testing, Instructional Effectiveness