Managing Performance through Training and Development 8/E

Increasing global competition and economic challenges along with new and changing technology, an increasingly knowledge-based economy, skilled labour shortages and skills mismatches, and demographic changes in the workforce have made learning more important than ever for employees, organizations, governments, and society. These challenges require organizations to provide training and development programs for employees so that they have the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes that are necessary to be productive and innovative, and so that organizations have the human capital they need to be competitive and survive. Continuous learning and skill development is a fundamental requirement for organizations today. The ability to compete, adapt, innovate, and achieve an organization’s goals and objectives in today’s increasingly competitive and uncertain environment depends in large part on the provision and effectiveness of training and development— the focus of this textbook.