Corporate training and effective performance have become major issues in the 1980s and '90s. Reviews of the training research literature show that, parallel to the growing attention to corporate training, research has also increased in the field, giving a better understanding of the subject and providing fundamental expertise on which trainers can build. The contributions to the book differ in the degree to which they are related to performance issues, but all chapters underline the necessity of thinking from the perspective of effective performance.

Zusammenfassung
Reviews of the training research literature show that, parallel to the growing attention to corporate training, research has also increased in the field, giving a better understanding of the subject and providing fundamental expertise on which trainers can build.

Inhalt
Linking Corporate Training and Effective Performance.- I Changing Environments of Training and Development.- to Part I.- 2 The Development of Competence: National Standards for Managers.- 3 The Role of Regulations in Corporate Training Strategies.- 4 The Challenge of Competence and Further Training Policies.- 5 Organization Development in a Changing Corporate Culture.- II Evaluation of Models and Strategies.- to Part II.- 6 Behavior Modeling Training in North America: a Research Summary.- 7 Changing Leadership Style: a Training Model for Lasting Effects.- 8 Human Resources Development and On-the-job Learning.- 9 Effectiveness of Seminars as a Training Tool in International Companies.- III New Training and Development Devices.- to Part III.- 10 The Self-learning Organization in a Changing Professional Environment.- 11 Strategic Management Simulations: the German Case.- 12 Computer Support of Operator Training.- 13 Delivery Systems for Corporate Training in the Future.- Author Index.