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Development and Validation of an Executive Training and Development-Type Taxonomy
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Leeds, J. Peter; Roach, Krystal N.; Burtnick, Scott K.; Moody, Holly M. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a taxonomy useful for classifying the training activity preference patterns adopted by executives and for describing how these patterns relate to important workplace measures. Although many organizations hold that well-trained and developed leaders are important for organizational…
Descriptors: Management Development, Taxonomy, Program Evaluation, Employee Attitudes
Impact Evaluation of T&D at the Societal Level
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Luciana Mourão; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a training and development (T&D) evaluation model that includes new societal indicators, considering the growing demand to do so. Three complementary studies were done. Study I used a framework for T&D evaluation that includes societal impact in it. Study II investigated which levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Training, Teachers
Assessing New Employee Orientation Programs
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Acevedo, Jose M.; Yancey, George B. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the importance of new employee orientation (NEO) programs, the quality of typical NEOs, and how to improve NEOs. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides a viewpoint of the importance of new employee orientation programs, the quality of typical NEOs, and how to improve NEOs. Findings: Although western…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Staff Orientation, Program Improvement, Educational Quality
An Evaluation of Management Training and Coaching
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Berg, Morten Emil; Karlsen, Jan Terje – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The focus of this paper is on management training and development. The purpose has been to address how coaching can be applied to learn about leadership tools and what effect this has on management behaviour and development. Design/methodology/approach: This is a qualitative case study of a management development program. The empirical…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Management Development, Leadership, Coaching (Performance)
Developmental Evaluation Framework for Innovation and Learning Networks: Integration of the Structure, Process and Outcomes
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Ramstad, Elise – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2009
Purpose: During the past decade new types of broader networks that aim to achieve widespread effects in the working life have emerged. These are typically based on an interactive innovation approach, where knowledge is created jointly together with diverse players. At the moment, the challenge is how to evaluate these complex networks and learning…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Innovation, Learning Processes, Evaluation Methods
Evaluating a Training Using the "Four Levels Model"
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Steensma, Herman; Groeneveld, Karin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: The aims of this study are: to present a training evaluation based on the "four levels model"; to demonstrate the value of experimental designs in evaluation studies; and to take a first step in the development of an evidence-based training program. Design/methodology/approach: The Kirkpatrick four levels model was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Cognitive Style, Evidence