The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of training, development, and performance improvement

The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of training, development, and performance improvement / edited by Kurt Kraiger, Jonathan Passmore, Nuno Rebelo dos Santos and Sigmar Malvezzi.

The latest Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Psychology uses a psychological perspective, and a uniquely global focus, to review the latest literature and research in the interconnected fields of training, development, and performance appraisal. Maintains a truly global focus on the field w...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kraiger, Kurt, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex [England] : John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
Subjects:
Employees > Training of.
Organizational learning.
Employee motivation.
Psychology, Industrial.
Career development.
Personnel management > Psychological aspects.
Career development
Employee motivation
Employees > Training of
Organizational learning
Personnel management > Psychological aspects
Psychology, Industrial
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Table of Contents:
  • The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Foreword; Series Preface; Railway Children; Chapter 1 The Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement; Introduction; Why the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement?; The Scope of the Handbook; Training; E-Learning and virtual learning; Development; Performance management; Conclusion; References; Section I Training; Chapter 2 The History of Training; Introduction.
  • The Ontological Roots and Evolution of Training's RequirementsThe Origin of Training; The Emergence of Medieval Guilds; The Institutionalization of Training; Training at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century; References; Chapter 3 Training Needs Analysis at Work; Introduction; TNA: Methodological and Conceptual Issues; Methodological issues; Conceptual issues; Future Research; TNA: Methodological agenda; TNA: Conceptual agenda; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Training and Workplace Learning; Introduction; Learning in, for, and through the Workplace.
  • Learning Spaces at Work: From Work and Training to Learning?Competence Development and the Workplace; Supporting Competence Development through "Basic Skills" Programs in the Workplace; Rethinking the "Transferability" of Competences: Tacit vs. Explicit; The Significance of New Technologies and Skills Development; Future Research; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Transfer of Socialization; Introduction; Training and Organizational Socialization; New Employee Orientation and Training Programs; New employee orientation programs; New employee training programs; Summary; Transfer of Training.
  • Transfer of SocializationLearning and retention; Newcomer characteristics; Socialization design; Work environment; Future Research; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Encouraging Active Learning; Introduction; Conceptual Background: What is Active Learning?; Designing Active Training: An Overview of Active-Training Interventions; Basic dimensions of active training interventions; Supplemental components of active training interventions; Effectiveness of Active Training: The Evidence; Immediate training performance vs. post-training transfer performance; Analogical vs. adaptive transfer.
  • Mechanisms of Active Training: What Do We Know about Why it Works?Cognitive processes in active training; Motivational processes in active training; Emotional processes in active training; Self-regulation of cognitions and emotions in active training; Evidence on Aptitude-Treatment Interactions (ATI): Who Benefits Most from Active Training?; Cognitive ability; Motivation; Personality; Challenges to the Concept of Active Learning; Future Research; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 The Competencies of Effective Trainers and Teachers; Introduction; Trainer Competencies; Trainer Processes.

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