Employee Training and Development  (English, Paperback, Ph.D. Dr Noe Raymond Andrew)

Raymond Noe's Employee Training and Development sets the standard in this course area. First introduced in 1998, ETD became the market-defining text within 6 months of publication. Its popularity is due to its lively writing style and relevant examples of the most up-to-date developments in training, research and practice, including the strategic role of training and the use of new technologies in training. Employee Training and Development strikes a balance between research and real company practices. It provides students with a solid background in the fundamentals of training and development such as needs assessment, transfer of training, learning environment design, methods, and evaluation. To help students better understand the relationship between the main elements of the book, the book is now organized into five different parts. Part I focuses on the context for training and development and includes a chapter devoted to strategic training. Part II includes coverage related to the fundamentals of designing training programs. Chapters in Part II focus on needs assessment, learning theories and program design, transfer of training, and training evaluation. Part III focuses on training and development methods and includes chapters devoted to traditional training methods, e-learning and the use of technology in training, employee development, and special issues in employee development, such as managing diversity, succession planning, and cross-cultural preparation. Chapters in Part IV cover career issues and how companies manage careers, as well as challenges in career management, such as dealing with work-life conflict, retirement, and socialization. Finally, Part V provides a look at the future of training and development.

Salient Features

• Each chapter is updated to include the most recent research findings and new best company practices. New examples have been added to each chapter.
• New and expanded coverage of topics discuss issues, such as outsourcing training, business-embedded training functions, knowledge management, blended learning, learning management systems, intangible assets and human capital, implications of the aging workforce for training and development, new technologies in training including virtual worlds such as Second Life, and designing programs, courses, and lessons.
• New chapter vignettes are presented in each chapter. For example, Chapter 8 (E-learning and Use of Technology in Training) highlights how Dunkin Donuts uses a blended learning approach to help franchises run a successful and profitable business.
• Each chapter concludes with a brief case that illustrates a training and development or learning issue faced by a company. The case questions ask students to consider the issue and make recommendations based on the chapter content.
• Shows theory and research in practice. Each chapter begins with a vignette of a company practice that relates to the material covered in the chapter. More examples of company practices are provided throughout the chapters.
• Devotes an entire chapter to the use of new technologies in training, including online learning, blended learning, iPods and Personal Data Assistants (PDAs). This reflects the profound way that technology has influenced training practice.
• Emphasizes good instructional design. Introduced early as a concept, the importance of good design is supported in later chapters on traditional training methods, new technology in training, development, careers that emphasize needs assessment, link to business strategy and goals, design, and evaluation.
• Addresses strategic training early in the book. Successful training efforts relate to business goals and strategy. This is a particularly important for students with a non-business background (such as psychology and education majors) who go on to become trainers. They need to understand the strategic perspective and how it relates to the organization of the training function and the type of training conducted.
• Pedagogically sound and current, with chapter openers, objectives, key terms, additional discussion questions, and assignments including web-based exercises. Timely examples of real company practices make ETD the most current text on the market.