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Publication date: 1 February 1993

Samuel B. McClelland

Focuses on a methodology by which executive development needs canbe identified. Stresses executive development as being distinctlydifferent from management training in that…

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Focuses on a methodology by which executive development needs can be identified. Stresses executive development as being distinctly different from management training in that executive development addresses more visionary and abstract elements, whereas management training tends to focus on functionality to increase productivity and efficiency. Presents the need to investigate thoroughly and examine the organization′s origin, culture, current business and operational environment, mission statement, goals and objectives, operational and personnel policies, structure, and employee attitudes in order to develop a meaningful approach to assess executive development needs. Additionally, discusses techniques for implementing an assessment along with specific recommendations regarding the planning necessary to conduct the project successfully. Concludes with some guidelines for conducting executive development courses and summarizes the trend towards integrating executive development into the organization′s competitive strategy.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 25 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 January 1993

Samuel B. McClelland

Training needs assessments (TNAs) have become a popular andvaluable tool in the human resource development profession. Whenproperly designed and administered, a TNA will provide a…

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Training needs assessments (TNAs) have become a popular and valuable tool in the human resource development profession. When properly designed and administered, a TNA will provide a detailed picture of an organization′s skill, knowledge and talent base while simultaneously focusing attention to areas where training programmes are most needed or, depending on the nature of the business, required. This, in turn, permits the organization to allocate funds for training and development where they will have the greatest impact thereby providing a positive return on the firm′s investment. Focuses on an open‐systems approach to designing and administering a TNA. As such the methodologies described within examine and illustrate a systematic and applications‐oriented process by presenting independent as well as interdependent methods of datagathering and analysis as a means of identifying and addressing training needs.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 17 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 March 1993

Samuel B. McClelland, Norman R. Harbaugh and Suzy Hammett

Workforce diversity, experiential as well as cultural, haspresented human resource development (HRD) professionals withopportunities as well as unique challenges. Describes such…

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Workforce diversity, experiential as well as cultural, has presented human resource development (HRD) professionals with opportunities as well as unique challenges. Describes such an opportunity, the design of a management training programme, to address specific goals identified by an organization′s senior management group. The challenge lay in designing a course which recognized the diversity in the backgrounds or experience levels of the company′s management personnel while simultaneously meeting company‐defined objectives. Additionally, because of time and certain other constraints, the training group would consist of mixed peer levels. This raised the possibility of injecting an intimidation factor which could take the form of reduced interactive participation. The challenge of mixed‐level groups and background diversity was addressed through course design, techniques of presentation, and evaluation – both post‐programme as well as long term. A comparison of the results of both evaluation phases highlights an overall successful approach in addressing the organization′s goals, as well as the issue of experiential diversity present in the management structure. The problem of mixed‐group participation in a programme designed to emphasize inter‐departmental co‐operation and teamwork produced mixed results. Includes recommendations regarding implications for other HRD professionals who may become involved in similar projects.

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Journal of Management Development, vol. 12 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0262-1711

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Publication date: 1 February 1994

Samuel B. McClelland

The first in a series of articles which further explore four trainingneeds assessment (TNA) research and data‐gathering methods: surveyquestionnaires, individual interviews, focus…

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The first in a series of articles which further explore four training needs assessment (TNA) research and data‐gathering methods: survey questionnaires, individual interviews, focus groups, and on‐site observations which were first presented in an article entitled “Training Needs Assessment: An ‘Open‐systems’ Application” in the Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 17 No. 1. Reviews the types of survey questionnaire most commonly used in the determination of training needs. Emphasizes codes of ethics. Makes comparisons between standardized and custom‐designed questionnaires, with research indicating that the custom approach works best when attempting to identify specific training needs germane to a particular group or organization. Provides various types of question‐response sample along with recommendations for the survey administration and final report preparation. Discusses “E‐Mail” or electronic mail as a variation of the written survey questionnaire. Recommends the custom‐designed survey questionnaire for use as part of a systematic approach to determining and analysing training needs as a result of its flexibility, its yield of quantitative as well as qualitative data, and its results‐oriented format.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 March 1994

Samuel B. McClelland

The second in a series exploring training needs assessment (TNA)data‐gathering methods, originally published in condensed form in anarticle entitled “Training Needs Assessment: An…

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The second in a series exploring training needs assessment (TNA) data‐gathering methods, originally published in condensed form in an article entitled “Training Needs Assessment: An ‘Open‐systems’ Application” in the Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 17 No. 1. The first presented and discussed the design and use of survey questionnaires. This presents and discusses individual interviewing techniques as well as behavioural implications inherent to the process. Additionally, presents telephone interviews, a variation of the individual interview method. Relevant research supports examples. Presents and discusses advantages as well as disadvantages. Concludes with a summary emphasizing that open‐ended individual interviews will provide the most valuable and relevant data.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 18 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 April 1994

Samuel B. McClelland

Explores four training needs assessment (TNA) data‐gathering methods:survey questionnaires, individual interviews, focus groups, and on‐siteobservations. Originally presented in…

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Explores four training needs assessment (TNA) data‐gathering methods: survey questionnaires, individual interviews, focus groups, and on‐site observations. Originally presented in condensed format in an article entitled “Training Needs Assessment: An ‘Open‐systems’ Application”, published in the Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 17 No. 1, presents the focus group method as a means for identifying organizational training needs. Presents and discusses relevant research into behavioural and group dynamics, moderator skill(s) requirements, group structure, composition, methods of interaction between the moderator and the group, teleconferencing as a variation of the focus group method, and analysis of the data. Concludes with the necessity of using focus groups in conjunction with another more numerically‐oriented method such as survey/ questionnaires in order to produce an objective balance of both qualitative as well as quantitative training data.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 18 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 June 1994

Samuel B. McClelland

The fourth in a series of four articles which explores training needsassessment (TNA) data‐gathering methods: survey questionnaires,individual interviews, focus groups, and…

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The fourth in a series of four articles which explores training needs assessment (TNA) data‐gathering methods: survey questionnaires, individual interviews, focus groups, and on‐site observations. Originally presented in a condensed format in an article entitled “Training Needs Assessment: An ‘Open‐systems’ Application” and published in the Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 17 No. 1, this article presents the method of using on‐site observations as a means of gathering relevant training needs data. Emphasis is placed on using observations in both production as well as non‐production or administrative environments. Alternatively, presents and discusses the selection and use of subject matter experts (SMEs). Explores the advantages and disadvantages of using internal and external SMEs: stresses analysis of data and recommends that only individuals who are qualified, trained and/or experienced in observations should conduct them. Concludes that a more balanced approach for conducting on‐site observations is in using a combination of both internal as well as external SMEs.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 18 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 April 1993

Peter R. Senn

Investigates the importance of English language sources ofFriedrich Theodor Althoff (1839‐1908), a German of great influence bothin his own country and, indirectly, in the United…

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Investigates the importance of English language sources of Friedrich Theodor Althoff (1839‐1908), a German of great influence both in his own country and, indirectly, in the United States. Explores some measures of his influence in education and international understanding. Examines a wide variety of sources. Explains how it could happen that an influential person would end up in intellectual history with almost no recognition. Challenges several conventional assessments. Althoff′s most important contributions are in print and more almost certainly exist in university archives, but the material is scattered and unorganized. Because we do not yet have the full story of this remarkable and complex man, firm conclusions about his influence are not yet possible.

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Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 20 no. 4/5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-3585

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Publication date: 13 August 2018

Robert L. Dipboye

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Arch G. Woodside

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