Reviews 150 articles on personnel training published since 1980 that focus on empirical
research and conceptual works in needs assessment, maximizing trainees' learning, training …

It is written for undergraduate and graduate students, and for practitioners who are
concerned with needs assessment, systematic development, and thoughtful evaluation of …

A meta-analysis of 117 studies evaluated the effects of behavior modeling training (BMT) on
6 training outcomes, across characteristics of training design. BMT effects were largest for …

The social learning theory notion of vicarious learning through modeling can elucidate the
phenomenon of behavioral change in organizations. Vicarious learning encompasses …

Training in self-management was given to 20 unionized state government employees to
increase their attendance at the work site. Analyses of variance revealed that compared to a …

Vicarious learning and modeling are important processes in the acquisition, development,
and alteration of behavior in organizations. The authors argue that a primary basis for …

As an innovation idea moves from its inception through development and implementation, it
is people who push, modify, or drop the innovation (Van de Ven 1986). This chapter is …

The effects of 2 alternative modeling strategies (using multiple scenarios and combining
negative and positive model displays) on outcomes of a behavior modeling training program …

Industrial/organizational psychologists have long been interested in the psychological
processes in management and management development. In this article, three general uses …

This study compares traditional and nontraditional training techniques with regard to
computer related training. Its purpose was to determine which training methods could best …