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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786234003321

Autore

Clardy Alan B

Titolo

Studying your workforce [[electronic resource] ] : applied research methods and tools for the training and development practitioner / / Alan Cardy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1997

ISBN

1-4522-6757-X

1-322-41918-3

0-8039-7321-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 141 p.) : ill

Disciplina

658.3124072

Soggetti

Personnel management - Research - Methodology

Employees - Training of - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-136) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Using Research for Training and Development; Chapter 2 - Data Collection: Planning, Tests, and Observation; Chapter 3 - Data Collection: Surveys, Interviews, Analyzing the Data, and Reporting Results; Chapter 4 - Front-End Assessment: Identifying Performance Problems and Training Needs; Chapter 5 - Front-End Assessment: Training Programming From Needs Assessment; Chapter 6 - Developing HRD Solutions; Chapter 7 - Assessing the Adequacy of HRD Solutions; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Studying Your Workforce shows how to apply specific research methods to common human resources development problems. The author includes discussions on issues such as legal and ethical concerns, reporting results, confidentiality and privacy.