Recommends that trainers expand their skills activities and working relationships with other specialists (data processing, marketing, finance, etc.) to influence the rate of productivity. (CT)

This article offers 14 practical guidelines that can help pave the way to credibility for the training department in an organization. (Author)

Human resources development must be oriented toward the achievement of all objectives of organizational performance: Quality, efficiency, societal impact, employee impact. Three fundamental phases in developing a work design strategy (for improving organizational effectiveness) are explained. (BM)

Assertiveness training involves pursuing personal goals, protecting individual rights, and achieving results without violating the rights of others. (ABM)

Describes a rationale, instrument, and methodology to improve the practice of organization needs analysis. The approach involves the author's "career of the organization" exercise for the trainer's use in identifying organization problems and in conceptualizing the nature of needs-analysis problem solving relating to both individual and…

Thirty-seven universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes were surveyed in order to clarify the available forms of educational assistance in training and development. A "curriculum cube" describes program types (resulting from the study) along three dimensions: Program level, curriculum content, and housing of program. (TA)

Even the best employees tend to reach plateaus and need consistent direction for their continued achievement. To be truly effective, job related training should include recognizable components which people feel will result in improvement of themselves as individuals. (EM)

Considers the elements of organizational effectiveness, the relationships between ends and means, and the nature of inputs necessary to the organization's survival. Presents hypotheses for industrial, educational, and military organizational planning processes and training technology, and suggests changing planning focus from inputs to outcomes.…