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Assessing Corporate Training Programs in Business Communications.
Jaster, Frank – 1981
The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term effects of a corporate training program in business and technical writing. Subjects were 135 employees who attended ten three-day workshops during the course of one year. The effects of the workshops were assessed in two stages: immediately after the training through an evaluation form and one…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Formative Evaluation, Interviews
Employee Characteristics and Skills Valued by Northern Virginia Employers. Business Needs Assessment Study No. 1. Research Report.
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Northern Virginia Community Coll., Annandale. Office of Institutional Research. – 2000
This paper reports findings of a regional survey of North Virginia businesses. The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) conducted the research in an effort to assess the educational and training needs of area businesses. Employers ranked employee desirable characteristics and skills on a scale of 0…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Employees
The Relationship among Perceptions of Business Communications Needs Held by Undergraduate Students, Their Supervisors, and Faculty at the University of the District of Columbia.
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Lemley, Barbara W. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1983
This study involved the identification of perceptions of three groups--working students, their supervisors, and the faculty at the University of the District of Columbia--about the gap that exists between education and the world of work in the area of business communications. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship
Survey Report of Presentation Skills Training in "Fortune 500" Industrial Companies.
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Corder, Lloyd E. – 1989
A study surveyed current presentation skills training practices of "Fortune 500" industrial companies. Each company's chief executive officer was sent a cover letter explaining the study and a copy of the survey. Data were obtained from 154 respondents (for a 36% response rate). Results indicated the importance of presentation skills to…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication
Etude des comportements langagiers dans deux entreprises en debut de processus de francisation (A Study of Language Usage and Attitudes in Two Businesses at the Beginning of the Process of Change from English to French).
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Deshaies, Denise; Hamers, Josiane F. – 1982
A comparative study was conducted in two factories in the Montreal area which were in the process of changing the official language within the factory from English to French. The objective of the research was twofold: (1) to analyze the language use and behavior of the employees; and (2) to develop research instruments appropriate for evaluating…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Communication, Employee Attitudes, English
Flexibility through Online Learning. At a Glance.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2002
Research funded by the Flexible Learning Advisory Group during 2000-2002 on issues related to online learning and delivery in vocational education and training in Australia was consolidated. Key findings included the following: (1) most students who experienced online learning did so in a conventional class, using face-to-face and other strategies…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education