Benefits of training and development for individuals and teams, organizations, and society

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2009, Pages 451-474

  Aguinis, Herman ^a   Kraiger, Kurt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Training benefits; Training delivery; Training design; Training evaluation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH; SOCIAL VALUES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 60549117330     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163505     Document Type: Review

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