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Good Deeds That Are Most Punished, Part 1: Teaching
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Perlmutter, David D. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
High on any Top 10 list of the most frequent advice offered to young faculty members is this: No good deed goes unpunished. The aphorism at first seems cynical, pessimistic, dysfunctional. Doing good, as members of a higher-education community, is their job. What if everyone just looked out for No. 1? The entire promotion-and-tenure system--which…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Tenure, Career Development, Performance Technology
Human Performance Technology and Its Future
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Kaufman, Roger; Bernardez, Mariano L. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2012
Conventional human performance technology has had a good run. It allowed scientific and data-based research to be applied to improve performance, usually just individual performance. The field must be expanded without losing this individual performance focus to include a scope that measurably improves performance for individuals and organizations…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Models
Surviving Troubled Times: Five Best Practices for Training Solutions
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Villachica, Steven W.; Stepich, Donald A.; Rist, Shannon – Performance Improvement, 2011
The business of training and performance improvement has always been cyclical, with the fortunes of human resource development (HRD) and performance improvement professionals rising and falling with the economic fortunes of the workplace. The current economic downturn and nascent recovery represent an opportunity for HRD and performance…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Human Resources, Economic Climate, Opportunities
A Preliminary Qualitative Evaluation of the Virginia Gold Quality Improvement Program
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Craver, Gerald A.; Burkett, Amy K. – Qualitative Report, 2012
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) perform an important role in the long-term care system because they provide the majority of paid care to nursing facility residents. Unfortunately, annual CNA turnover often exceeds 100 percent nationally. Many factors account for this, including stressful working conditions, low pay, and limited benefits. The…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Medical Services, Improvement Programs, Focus Groups
Federal Government Information Systems Security Management and Governance Are Pacing Factors for Innovation
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Edwards, Gregory – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Security incidents resulting from human error or subversive actions have caused major financial losses, reduced business productivity or efficiency, and threatened national security. Some research suggests that information system security frameworks lack emphasis on human involvement as a significant cause for security problems in a rapidly…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, National Security, Information Systems, Social Change
Selecting Organization Development Theory from an HRD Perspective
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Lynham, Susan A.; Chermack, Thomas J.; Noggle, Melissa A. – Human Resource Development Review, 2004
As is true for human resource development (HRD), the field of organization development (OD) draws from numerous disciplines to inform its theory base. However, the identification and selection of theory to inform improved practice remains a challenge and begs the question of what can be used to inform and guide one in the identification and…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Organizational Development, Labor Force Development, Human Resources