Training and Development in Organizations

Sponsored by the Society for Industrial and OrganizationalPsychology, a Division of the American PsychologicalAssociation

This book brings together research findings from I/O psychology andrelated disciplines to identify new approaches and strategies formaking training more effective. They also provide models formeasuring the benefits of training in terms of increased output, payroll savings, and more. You'll discover how better to evaluatetraining needs, how to design better training methods, and how tostructure questionnaires to get the information you want. Includesinstructional techniques based on cognitive and behavioral theoryand covers such diverse factors as work-group settings, informaltraining by peers, and the socialization process of the newcomer.