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Hewitt, Bill; Kidd, Moray; Smith, Robin; Wearne, Stephen – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
The paper reviews the lessons of planning and running an "Engineering Management" practitioner development programme in a partnership between BP and the University of Manchester. This distance-learning programme is for professional engineers in mid-career experienced in the engineering and support activities for delivering safe,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Management Development, Program Development, Engineering
Torbert, James Brison – 1988
A study examined development programs, uncovered during a literature review, that would assist in the supervisory training of Wage Grade employees who are promoted to working supervisors. The examination determined guidelines that could be used to construct a supervisory internship program within the Phoenix Air Guard. Hall's experience-based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Experiential Learning
Keller, Jack; Piotrowski, Chris – 1986
Career development programs (CDPs) are a rather recent area of study in organizational and industrial psychology. The present study investigated the nature and evaluation of CDPs in Fortune 500 firms. Data were obtained by a mailed questionnaire completed by the firms' human resources directors. Of the 500 companies surveyed, only those 50 that…
Descriptors: Career Development, Corporate Education, Educational Needs, Management Development
American Society for Training and Development, Ames, IA. Iowa Chapter. – 1987
Based on a needs assessment survey of American Society for Training and Development members, this sourcebook provides practical information for trainers in business and industry. The guide is organized in five chapters: "Program Evaluation: A Model for Technical Programs" (Dan Gehler); "Transfer of Training: Readiness--Have We Thought about It"…
Descriptors: Career Development, Industrial Training, Job Training, Management Development
Hamilton, R. A. – 1974
Reporting on typical career planning activities, the paper offers an overview of the approaches of four organizations: a public utility in southern California, the Adult Career Guidance Service in San Diego, the Systems Group of TRW, Incorporated, Redondo Beach, California, and the Naval Electronics Laboratory Center (NELC). Elaborating on the…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Development, Career Guidance, Career Ladders
London, Manuel; Wueste, Richard A. – 1992
This book is intended to help managers and human resource professionals understand organizational change and manage its effects on their own development and that of their subordinates. The following topics are covered in 11 chapters: organizational change, employee motivation, new managerial roles, human performance systems, upward and peer…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Development, Change Strategies, Feedback