Title

Learning, Training, And Development In Organizations

Keywords

Organizational change; Organizational development; Organizational learning; Training; Training delivery; Training design

Abstract

A 2008 Bureau of Labor Statistics report indicates that the youngest of the baby boom generation (i.e., individuals born between 1957 and 1964) held an average of 10.8 different jobs between the ages of 18 and 42. To remain viable, today's workforce must continually develop new knowledge, skills, and attitudes in order to adapt to changing technological and environmental demands. Training is the classic mechanism for such skill enhancement. This chapter provides an overview of training and other developmental activities from the organizational science perspective, including mentoring and coaching. Several classic models of training are reviewed, and an overarching organizational framework delineating the key variables of the training process is presented. Several suggestions for furthering our understanding of training and other forms of development are also offered.

Publication Date

9-18-2012

Publication Title

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology

Volume

1

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199928309.013.0011

Socpus ID

84892387359 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84892387359

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