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Cho, Yonjoo; Egan, Toby – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the impact of organizational support on employee learning and performance and (2) to elaborate on the context of organizational support for action learning in South Korean organizations. For this inquiry, two central questions were posed: What are employee reactions to organizational support for action…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Experiential Learning, Organizational Climate
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Lorenzet, Steven J.; Salas, Eduardo; Tannenbaum, Scott I. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2005
We conducted an experiment using training in a software package for presentations. Ninety undergraduate students with no previous experience received either training that guided them to commit common errors or alternatively training that sought to prevent errors from occurring. From previous research and relevant theory, a typology for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy, Computer Software, Experiments
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Antonioni, David – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1995
Investigated the effects of written-upward appraisal reports (feedback) and performance reviews on the supervisory behavior of 96 managers. Results indicate that managers who received feedback did not improve their supervision more than managers who did not receive feedback. Discusses problems and provides recommendations for the design of an…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, Case Studies
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Ford, J. Kevin; And Others – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1993
Authors report on a survey of 193 training directors, which showed that they differed in terms of information searching techniques, sources, and types used to identify training needs. Torraco's reaction notes that scanning is important in developing training to improve performance. Authors' reply links training centrality to continuous learning…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Environmental Scanning, Individual Characteristics, Information Seeking
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Schwoerer, Catherine E.; May, Douglas R.; Hollensbe, Elaine C.; Mencl, Jennifer – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2005
A pretest-posttest field study investigated self-efficacy, both general and specific, in an intensive training experience to prepare new recruits for their work assignments. Specific issues addressed include (1) the effects of the training experience on general self-efficacy (GSE), work-specific selfefficacy (SSE), and performance expectancy; (2)…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Self Efficacy, Pretests Posttests, Performance