Tag Archives: Training and Development

Adult Learning Theory: Outcomes and Examples

Employee Involvement, Performance Management, Training and Development

Learning is embedded, either formally or informally, in almost every aspect of our lives. Much of what we learn each day is acquired with little or no conscious effort.  For example, we learn about current events by watching the news, or learn about other people by listening to their stories.  Now shift into action learning [...]

Outcomes of Organization Development Interventions

Leadership, Organization Effectiveness, Performance Management

A large applied research study sought to examine important organizational outcomes from various psychologically-based workplace interventions. In all, they examined the effects of eleven different types of interventions, defined below: Selection and Placement: For the purpose of this research, this simply includes the use of realistic job previews Training: Enhancing employee performance through learning Appraisal [...]