Download or read book An Assessment of the Impact of Training on Performance written by Gladys Gesengi and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on women entrepreneurs in developing countries are comparatively scarce. This is a critical omission from our understanding of women's entrepreneurship, because the role of women entrepreneurs in contributing to modernization of developing economies is of increasing importance. This book describes challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in the course of running their businesses. The most significant challenge being lack of access to capital and finance; lack of finance could be due to a number of reasons that can be mitigated as shown in this book. The book also provides perceptions of the major skills required by women entrepreneurs for successful business performance, the most important skill indicated in this book was that of decision-making, leading to successful business performance. Other skills are also given in this book. The role of training on individual performance is also discussed in this book. Undoubtedly, it shows that training has positive impact on business performance as well as the the entrepreneur. This book can benefit entrepreneurs, training institutions, managers of businesses & any government arm that deals with enterprise development.
Download or read book An Assessment of the Impacts of Training on Employee and Organizational Performance a Case Study of Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector written by Samuel Ajayi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Training program will be a success if it accomplishes four objectives of training: participants like the program, participants gain needed knowledge and skills, participants apply what they learned to their jobs, and participants improve in performance due to training and assist the company in achieving its mission and objectives. This is Kirk Patrick Evaluation model, which was applied in this study, the study evaluates training in some selected companies of the Nigerian oil and gas sector in achieving these four objectives. Hundreds of millions of dollars are invested yearly in training and other learning events in the Nigerian oil and gas sector, especially in the selected companies for this study namely Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC); Shell Nigeria; Nigeria LNG limited and Addax petroleum. The senior management expectations of these companies are high that all training services should add expected value and improve business performance. Kirk Patrick model was employed, data and relevant information were gathered and analyzed at the four levels with the following results: Level one - Participants' Reactions Respondents were asked to evaluate training attended in three areas: contents, facilitation/delivery and administration, a five-point Likert scale was used, with 5 being the highest response possible and 0 being the lowest, for the 400 respondents a consistent score of 4 to 4.5 was received for these three areas, which is interpreted Very Good on the scale of responses. Participants were satisfied with the quality/content, delivery and administration of the programs. Levels Two and Three - Learning gains and Application of learning: The responses to the various questions were combined to determine whether learning has taken place and what were learned were applied to participants' jobs, both participants and their supervisors were asked using a five point scale an average of 4 was received, which is a very good score. Over 90% of both participants and supervisor claimed that they learned and are applying the new knowledge and skills acquired. Level Four-Organizational impact: This was found to be positive too, over 90% of participants and supervisors agree that training has positive impact on the performance and achievement of organization goals and objectives. From the hypotheses formulated and tested it was established that training has positive impacts on employees personal and professional effectiveness and achievement of organization goals and objectives in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
Download or read book The Impact of Training on Teachers Use of Authentic Performance based Assessment Methods written by Lynn A. Hobby and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Performance Based Evaluation written by Judith Hale and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are an experienced trainer, an instructional designer, a specialist in performance improvement, or a manager responsible for learning and performance, Performance-Based Evaluation . . . offers you the proven tools and information to evaluate programs and people performance. Filled with real-world examples, this practical resource will help you to determine what to do and (just as important) what not to do. Performance-Based Evaluation contains a wealth of information including: Suggestions on how to measure both hard and soft skills Guidance on measuring required and mandated programs Ideas for measuring elective training and employee relations programs Procedures for comparing different delivery systems Information on how to sample people and documents Tips for both collecting data and information on analyzing data using descriptive and inferential statistics In addition, the book includes a CD-ROM with customizable and reproducible job aids, charts, and exercises.
Download or read book Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs written by Jack J. Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this bestselling book, 'Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs,' guides you through a proven, results-based approach to calculating the Return on Investment in training and performance improvement programs. Jack Phillips has composed user-friendly ROI calculations, plus: *ten post-program data collection methods *ten strategies for determining the amount of improvement that is directly linked to training programs *ten techniques for converting both hard and soft data to monetary values 'Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs, Second Edition' continues as a primary reference for learning how to utilize ROI to show the contribution of training, education, learning systems, performance improvement, and change initiatives throughout organizations. The book also details implementation issues, provides worksheets, and pinpoints non-monetary program benefits. A case study takes the reader through the ROI process step-by-step.
Download or read book Evaluation and Control of Training written by Anthony Crandell Hamblin and published by London ; New York [etc.] : McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1974 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on the evaluation and control of training, with particular reference to the evaluation techniques used in the context of in plant training - analyses the implications of various strategies, etc., concentrates on the problems of the training officer or specialist, and argues that learning should be evaluated in terms of pre-defined objectives, which should be communicated to the trainee. Diagrams and references.
Download or read book High Impact Learning written by Robert O. Brinkerhoff and published by Westview Publishing. This book was released on 2001-12-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every organization seeks to provide its employees with learning and development opportunities that are both targeted to their individual needs and produce measurable and worthwhile business results. In High Impact Learning, Brinkerhoff and Apking outline a comprehensive, proven, and practical approach for bridging the gap between employee and organizational goals and launching training initiatives of visible and lasting impact.
Download or read book Moving from Training to Performance written by Dana Gaines Robinson and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consultants Dana and James Robinson work with clients to define performance requirements, determine performance gaps and training needs, and ensure that the work environment will support expected performance. Their new book is designed to help organizations move away from focusing on what employees need to learn, to a focus on performance to meet key organizational needs.
Download or read book The Effect of Training Discipline Motivation and Satisfaction on Employee Achievement written by Fanindia Aulia Safitri and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employees are a very important factor in an organization to achieve organizational goals. Satisfactory work performance from employees does not occur instantly but needs continuous evaluation. This study aims to examine 1. Effect of Training on employee performance, 2. Discipline Influence on employee performance, 3. Effect of Motivation on employee performance, 4. Effect of Satisfaction on employee performance, 5. Effect of Training, Discipline, Motivation, and satisfaction with achievement employee. The purpose of this study is to obtain appropriate and reliable knowledge about the Effects of Training, Discipline, Motivation, and satisfaction on employee performance. This research was conducted in Indonesia, with a sample of 209 respondents, namely research. Data were analyzed using SEM techniques, for the purpose of this study to test the theory, the technical analysis carried out was based on SEM (Covariance based SEM), SEM approach using PLS tools. The tool used to carry out the analysis with the PLS approach in this study is SmartPLS 3.0. The results of the study indicate that the variable that has a major influence on Job Performance is Discipline. Meanwhile, the variable that has a low impact on Employee Performance is Satisfaction. The results of this study indicate that Training, Discipline, Motivation, and Satisfaction have a positive and significant effect on employee performance . This shows that employees who are given an assessment by their superiors make the employee's performance even higher.
Download or read book Measuring the Impact of Training written by Pamela A. Wade and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1999-08-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide will help you track the results of post-training performance.
Download or read book Linking Learning and Performance written by Toni Hodges and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a step-by-step approach for developing learning and performance measures and a method for analyzing and reporting results. The easy to use format serves as a quick reference—featuring the necessary checklists to evaluate the situation and tools for immediate application in a number of organizational settings—sales, leadership, and technical. It will prove an invaluable resource for anyone involved in training, HRD, human resource measurement and evaluation, and performance improvement.
Download or read book The Success Case Method written by Robert O. Brinkerhoff and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, organizations spend millions of dollars trying out new innovations and improvements-and millions will be wasted if they can't quickly find out what's working and what is not. The Success Case Method offers a breakthrough evaluation technique that is easier, faster, and cheaper than competing approaches, and produces compelling evidence decision-makers can actually use. Because it seeks out the best stories of how real individuals have actually used innovations, The Success Case Method can ferret out success no matter how small or infrequent. It can salvage the few ''gems'' of success from a larger initiative that is not doing well or find out how to make a partially successful effort even more successful. The practical methods and tools in this book can help those who initiate and foster change, including leaders, executives, managers, consultants, training directors, and anyone else who is trying to make things work better in organizations get the greatest returns for their investments.
Download or read book Evaluating Training Programs written by Donald Kirkpatrick and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of the bestselling classic Donald Kirkpatrick is a true legend in the training field: he is a past president of ASTD, a member of Training magazine's "HRD Hall of Fame," and the recipient of the 2003 "Lifetime Achievement Award in Workplace Learning and Performance" from ASTD In 1959 Donald Kirkpatrick developed a four-level model for evaluating training programs. Since then, the "Kirkpatrick Model" has become the most widely used approach to training evaluation in the corporate, government, and academic worlds. Evaluating Training Programs provided the first comprehensive guide to Kirkpatrick's Four Level Model, along with detailed case studies of how the model is being used successfully in a wide range of programs and institutions. This new edition includes revisions and updates of the existing material plus new case studies that show the four-level model in action. Going beyond just using simple reaction questionnaires to rate training programs, Kirkpatrick's model focuses on four areas for a more comprehensive approach to evaluation: Evaluating Reaction, Evaluating Learning, Evaluating Behavior, and Evaluating Results. Evaluating Training Programs is a how-to book, designed for practitiners in the training field who plan, implement, and evaluate training programs. The author supplements principles and guidelines with numerous sample survey forms for each step of the process. For those who have planned and conducted many programs, as well as those who are new to the training and development field, this book is a handy reference guide that provides a practical and proven model for increasing training effectiveness through evaluation. In the third edition of this classic bestseller, Kirkpatrick offers new forms and procedures for evaluating at all levels and several additional chapters about using balanced scorecards and "Managing Change Effectively." He also includes twelve new case studies from organizations that have been evaluated using one or more of the four levels--Caterpillar, Defense Acquisition University, Microsoft, IBM, Toyota, Nextel, The Regence Group, Denison University, and Pollack Learning Alliance.
Download or read book Training for Impact written by Dana Gaines Robinson and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1989 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a twelve-step approach to results-oriented training that links training courses directly to business needs, problems, and opportunities. It shows step-by-step how this approach can be successfully implemented to help achieve organizational goals, give people the skills and knowledge they need to improve their performance, create a supportive work environment to reinforce new skills, and produce measurable results that can be tracked on the job.
Download or read book The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training Development and Performance Improvement written by Kurt Kraiger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring and Maximizing Training Impact written by P. Leone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows trainers how to create building blocks, construct the right linkages, and measure the impact of training programs from the first step (Level 1 – reaction) to the final destination (Level 5 – ROI). Including a new ground-breaking Level 6 exploring training sustainability, this is a must-read for HR professionals.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Human Resource Management written by Gary Dessler and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fundamentals of Human Resource Management covers a wide range of HR topics and shows students the importance of human resource management within the restraints of a compact semester. Offering a wealth of functional examples and applications, this text emphasizes the notion that all managers need basic human resource management skills."--Publisher's website.
