Employee Training and Development or Americas

Employee Training and Development

Author: Raymond Andrew No

Employee Training and Development, 3rd Edition, by Ray Noe continues to set the standard in this course area. First introduced in 1999, Noe's ETD became the market-leading and market-defining text in this area within 6 months of publication. Instructors and students celebrated the arrival of lively and inspiring text that includes coverage of the most up-to-date developments in training and research and in practice, including the strategic role of training and the use of new technologies in training.Noe's ETD finds a real balance between research and real company practices. The text provides students with a solid background in the fundamentals of training and development - needs assessment, transfer of training, designing a learning environment, methods, and evaluation. In addition, the role of training is broadening due to its strategic nature, the changing nature of the workplace, and availability of technology. Current topics such as strategic training and development process, e-learning, blended learning, learning management systems, knowledge management, older workers, issues in work life balance and work life balance programs, protean career are discussed.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introduction to employee training and development	1
Ch. 2	Strategic training	37
Ch. 3	Needs assessment	73
Ch. 4	Learning : theories and program design	105
Ch. 5	Transfer of training	145
Ch. 6	Training evaluation	169
Ch. 7	Traditional training methods	201
Ch. 8	E-learning and use of technology in training	231
Ch. 9	Employee development	265
Ch. 10	Special issues in training and employee development	303
Ch. 11	Careers and career management	347
Ch. 12	Special challenges in career management	375
Ch. 13	The future of training and development	409

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Americas: New Interpretive Essays

Author: Alfred C Stephan

A new interpretation of the forces shaping the Americas informs this book of original essays written by scholars from diverse disciplines of history, comparative literature, anthropology, sociology, demography, women's studies, economics, and political science. Part I, Contested States, explores issues of sovereignty, the development of Latin American states, economic restructuring and political democratization, and the evolution and future of revolutionary movements in the region. Part II, New Voices/New Visions, explores the innovative and creative forces emerging in the region, including feminist movements, religious innovations, and developments in literature and the arts. Part III, American Identities in Formation, analyzes some of the varied identities of people of the region, from indigenous peoples in Mayan communities to immigrants and refugees within the Americas and in the United States.