Fundamentals of Human Performance and Training (PB)

A volume in Adult Education Special Topics: Theory, Research,and Practice in Lifelong LearningSeries Editor: Kathleen P. King, Fordham UniversityHuman Performance and Training Issues was developed to help researchers and practitioners select measuresto be used in the evaluation of human performance and helps them seek better, more efficient and effectiveways to close performance gaps in this global economy. The book is bursting with innovative ideas that willhelp readers create powerful solutions in their organization, their country, their region and their continent.Human Performance and Training Issues should be of value to anyone interested in matching the rightsolutions to the right problems, addressing causes by providing a range of solutions to improve humanperformance in any organizations in the global economy. The volume provides foundational chapters for the field and human performance to guidedevelopment or improvement of HR management strategies, training and management, which will prove to be dynamic, efficient, responsive tochanges encompassing organizations, and grounded in vision and excellence.Critical issues facing organizations today include how to build intellectual capital, establish and maintain a high-performance workplace, enhanceprofitability, and encourage productivity. These needs require practitioners to go beyond a competency-based approach to training. From the theory ofandragogy to the practical examples and recommendations provided by our highly respected authors, human capital developers and managers will beequipped with knowledge and skills to identify, solve and anticipate human performance problems in their respective organizations. Non-managerswill also benefit from the book through identifying and solving day to day human performance problems because these problems are applicable to theirwork. Finally, for researchers, administrators and students who are looking forward to improving their research skills, our authors provide exemplaryscholarly work in terms of how to conduct meaningful research in the area of human performance and training. Also, such a volume rich in identifyingand seizing human performance improvement opportunities will help prepare our students to enter andexcel in the real world of work.