Managing Performance through Training and Development - Softcover

Saks, Alan; Haccoun, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0176507337 ISBN 13: 9780176507336

Publisher: Nelson Canada, 2012

Synopsis

The market leading text, Managing Performance through Training and Development is now in its sixth edition. This edition has been revised to reflect the continued advances in the science and practice of training and development. The increasing use of technology, blended approaches to training delivery, social media, mobile learning, and Learning 2.0 are just some examples of the exciting developments in this field that are included in the text. Using the instructional systems design model of training and development, Managing Performance through Training and Development is structured sequentially and uses strong pedagogical features to highlight important points and make clear connections for students within the material of the text.

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About the Authors Preface Chapter 1: The Training and Development Process Chapter 2: Organizational Learning Chapter 3: Learning and Motivation Chapter 4: The Needs Analysis Process Chapter 5: Training Design Chapter 6: Off-the-Job Training Methods Chapter 7: On-the-Job Training Methods Chapter 8: Technology-Based Training Methods Chapter 9: Training Delivery Chapter 10: Transfer of Training Chapter 11: Training Evaluation Chapter 12: The Costs and Benefits of Training Programs Chapter 13: Training Programs Chapter 14: Management Development Chapter 15: The Evolution and Future of Training and Development Index

About the Author

Alan M. Saks, PhD, is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management at the University of Toronto, where he holds a joint appointment in the Department of Management―UTSC, the Centre for Industrial Relations and HR, and the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. Prior to joining the UofT, Professor Saks was a member of the Department of Management in the Faculty of Commerce and Administration at Concordia University and in the School of Administrative Studies at York University. Professor Saks earned his BA in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, an MASc in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Waterloo, and a PhD in Organizational Behaviour and HR from the UofT. He conducts research in various areas in HR and organizational behaviour, including recruitment, job search, training, employee engagement, and the socialization and on-boarding of new employees. His research has been published in refereed journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Review, and the International Journal of Training and Development as well as in professional journals such as the HR Professional Magazine, The Canadian Learning Journal, and the Canadian HR Reporter. In addition to this text, he is also the author of Research, Measurement and Evaluation of Human Resources, and co-author of Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work. Professor Saks is an associate editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology and is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Training and Development, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Management, Human Resource Development Review, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, and the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nelson Canada
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0176507337
• ISBN 13: 9780176507336
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 528