Managing Performance through Training and Development

by Alan M. Saks, Robert Haccoun

In our world of increased global competition, economic challenges, changing technology, and demographic changes, organizations are continually challenged to think about their investment in training and development strategies. Managing Performance through Training and Development provides comprehensive and current coverage of training approaches in practice by successful organizations today. By investing in their employees and focusing on enhancing their knowledge, skills, and abilities, an organization can ensure both employee retention and long-term success. This title is part of the Nelson Series in Human Resources Management, a collection of 6 titles that are built with both students and HR professionals in mind. The titles in the series reflect the most recent research, use examples from Canadian companies, and have become known as valid and reliable resources in each of the functional areas.

Genres: School, Nonfiction

544 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2009

Reviews

[Talia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed how this text book referred back to previous chapters when they mentioned topics again in later chapters. I also enjoyed how thorough the information was in this textbook. It was really helpful with implementing training into my workplace. I felt the information at the end of each chapter really solidified the information taught in the chapter. I’ve read a lot of text books and I believe the editing in this one was done really well.

[Jodie · Rating 1 out of 5]

As a textbook, in my opinion, this book could be considerably condensed. A lot of the information is repeated over and over, just in different words, which gets annoying. Many of the ideas are abstract concepts and hard to apply to real life without being given solid examples.

[Yuting · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential book for the HR, Training and Development, Organizational Development, or management professional.