Product Description
This practical, reader-friendly book discusses training and how it relates to business objectives and strategies. Using a model of the training process to assist readers in understanding the training process, it emphasizes the value of developing training programs, with examples provided for both large and small organizations, relating training to the overall strategy of a firm. This book provides comprehensive coverage of such topics as the role of training in organizations; training in large and small businesses; strategic planning; human resources departments and their role in supporting strategy; theories of learning and their application; needs analysis; training design; training methods; training development and implementation; and training evaluation. For Human Resources Department managers and staff, trainers, project managers, business strategists, and team trainers and team developers.
Average Customer Review:
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Clear but..., 2007-10-24
I had to read this book for my studies in Belgium, so for us, the English is sometimes hard. I had to use my dictionnary quite alot while reading the first 2 chapters. But then it got easier: the same words are repeated so I didn't need my dictionnary anymore; at lest not that often.
The book provides lots of examples and those make you think about what you've just read and that's interesting. The authors explain something and then give an example; to make sure you really get it. I thought that was very useful!
The book is clearly divided in sub-categories and that makes it easy to understand and read the book.
Although it's an expensive book (in Belgium is was even 30 dollars more expensive!) I think it's worth the money... You get a good insight in how organisations work and stuff like that.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Just the facts, ma'am..., 2002-02-06
I'm currently using this as a college textbook. It's taken me three weeks to work through three chapters. After two weeks, I ended up skimming over the 2nd and 3rd chapters just to make it through without stopping 4 or 5 times wondering what it was I was reading. I can see it's loaded with important information, but it's an effort to stay focused. The headings and subheadings are bland and repetitive. I often feel like I'm rereading a section, but how can I tell when sections I've read aren't memorable? The authors also show a knack for stating the obvious. For instance, "Identifying the required KSAs is not as obvious, but they are still relatively easy to obtain, by examining each task and asking the question, 'What knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes are necessary to perform a particular task?'" (p.143). I find it ironic that a book that is attempting to teach people how to make training pertinent and interesting to others is itself uninteresting. This is a book for those who just want the facts and don't care if the writing and presentation are lively or engaging.