Improving training effectiveness in work organizations /

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Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1997.
Description:xii, 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Series in applied psychology
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2690128
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Other authors / contributors:Ford, J. Kevin (John Kevin)
Kozlowski, Steve W. J.
ISBN:080581387X (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Advances in Training Research and Practice: an Historical Perspective
  • References
  • I. Integrating Advances in Cognitive Science with Training Assessment, Design, and Evaluation Constructs
  • 2. Training Design, Cognitive Theory, and Automaticity: Principles and a Methodology
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • 3. Modeling Performance and Establishing Performance Criteria in Training Systems
  • Summary
  • Appendix A. A More Complete Definiton of a Petri Net
  • References
  • 4. Applications of Structural Knowledge Assessment to Training Evaluation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • II. Viewing Learning as a Continuous Process: Implications for Training, Socialization, and Employee Development
  • 5. Training as an Organizational Episode: Pretraining Influences on Trainee Motivation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6. Unstructured Training and Development: the Role of Organizational Socialization
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 7. Employee Development: Issues in Construct Definition and Investigation of Antecedents
  • References
  • III. Understanding How Context Affects Training Evaluation and Transfer
  • 8. Individual and Situational Influences on Training Motivation
  • References
  • 9. When Training Affects Variability: beyond the Assessment of Mean Differences in Training Evaluation
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 10. A Multilevel Organizational Systems Approach for the Implementation and Transfer of Training
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • IV. Applied Psychology and Training: Methods for Improving the Linkage between Training Research and Practice
  • 11. Enhancing Reciprocity between Training Theory and Practice: Principles, Guidelines, and Specifications
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 12. The Unintended Organizational Consequences of Technology Training: Implications for Training Theory, Research, and Practice
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • V. Final Observations
  • 13. The Science and Practice of Training--Current Trends and Emerging Themes
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Authors
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index