Workforce Cross Training

Workforce Cross Training
Author: David A. Nembhard
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2007-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1420005340

In today's ultra-competitive global business environment, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to reduce spending while simultaneously improving their efficiency and productivity. To achieve this goal, many organizations are opting to implement cross training programs in order to maximize the potential of their existing workforce, th

Employee Training and Development

Employee Training and Development
Author: Raymond A. Noe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2005
Genre: Employees
ISBN: 9780071239295

Seeks to find a balance between research and company practices. This text provides students with a background in the fundamentals of training and development - needs assessment, transfer of training, designing a learning environment, methods, and evaluation.

Advances in Transportation and Health

Advances in Transportation and Health
Author: Mark Nieuwenhuijsen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2020-04-08
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0128191376

Transportation and Health provides state-of-the-art knowledge on the many linkages between transport and health, the available tools needed to estimate and evaluate the health impacts of transport, future technologies, the developments that can change the direction and magnitude of the health impacts, and the policy and education issues that can result in better practice and knowledge translation. The book provides valuable information on how and why to take health into consideration in transport planning and policy, showing how to estimate the impacts of transport on health in planning, policymaking, education and workforce development. - Explores the latest advances on the full spectrum of connections between transport and health - Offers a "roadmap" on how transport impacts health - Includes tools for analyzing and estimating the health impacts of transport - Shows what research and practice gaps need attention - Includes contributions from leading scholars, practitioners and policymakers

Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce

Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2017-06-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309440068

Skilled technical occupationsâ€"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's degree for entryâ€"are a key component of the U.S. economy. In response to globalization and advances in science and technology, American firms are demanding workers with greater proficiency in literacy and numeracy, as well as strong interpersonal, technical, and problem-solving skills. However, employer surveys and industry and government reports have raised concerns that the nation may not have an adequate supply of skilled technical workers to achieve its competitiveness and economic growth objectives. In response to the broader need for policy information and advice, Building America's Skilled Technical Workforce examines the coverage, effectiveness, flexibility, and coordination of the policies and various programs that prepare Americans for skilled technical jobs. This report provides action-oriented recommendations for improving the American system of technical education, training, and certification.

The Good Jobs Strategy

The Good Jobs Strategy
Author: Zeynep Ton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0544114442

A research-backed clarion call to CEOs and managers, making the controversial case that good, well-paying jobs are not only good for workers and for society--they're good for business, too.

Real Options in Engineering Design, Operations, and Management

Real Options in Engineering Design, Operations, and Management
Author: Harriet Black Nembhard
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-10-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 142007170X

Given that engineering flexibility can potentially provide a competitive advantage, the question then becomes: Precisely how valuable is this flexibility? However, traditional methods often fail to accurately capture the economic value of investments in an environment of widespread uncertainty and rapid change. The real options method represents th

Seven Trends in Corporate Training and Development

Seven Trends in Corporate Training and Development
Author: Ibraiz Tarique
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0133138909

Understand, anticipate, master, and leverage the seven powerful trends that are transforming workplace training and development! In Seven Trends in Corporate Training and Development, pioneering innovator Ibraiz Tarique offers actionable thought leadership on all seven trends, helping you address the new challenges they present, and leverage new opportunities they offer. Tarique focuses on strategic directions for training and development, while offering tangible and specific recommendations for addressing and anticipating all seven trends. His example-rich, best-practice coverage includes: ¿ How and why the role of training and development professionals is changing ¿ Impacts ranging from globalization and demographics to hybrid career paths ¿ What future learning systems will look like ¿ Leveraging emerging technologies and new approaches to collaboration ¿ Measuring training ROI ¿ Using training to develop new sources of talent ¿ Helping employees discern fact from opinion ¿ Applying powerful new insights into how adults learn ¿ Teaching agility ¿ Making person-centered learning work ¿ Getting more value from informal learning ¿ Using stretch assignments to strengthen critical thinking ¿ Leveraging "new experts" within and beyond your organization For all HR leaders and specialists with direct or indirect responsibility for organizational learning, including Directors of Learning and Development, Directors of Talent Management, Chief Learning Officers, HR Training Managers, and trainers

The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Training and Employee Development

The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Training and Employee Development
Author: Kenneth G. Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110851488X

With comprehensive coverage of topics related to learning, training, and development, this volume is a must-have resource for industrial and organizational (I/O) psychologists, human resource (HR) scholars, and adult education specialists. Brown provides a forward-looking exploration of the current research on workplace training, employee development, and organizational learning from the primary point of view of industrial organizational psychology. Each chapter discusses current practices, recent research, and, importantly, the gaps between the two. In analyzing these aspects of the topic, the chapter authors both present the valuable knowledge available and show the opportunities for further study and practice.

Managing an HR Department of One

Managing an HR Department of One
Author:
Publisher: Business & Legal Reports, Inc.
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2006
Genre: Employees
ISBN: 1556451849

Present information on the HR professional's multifaceted role in the organization and how it can be accomplished.

The Rotarian

The Rotarian
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1995-09
Genre:
ISBN:

Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.