Human Performance Improvement - Softcover

William J. Rothwell; Carolyn K. Hohne; Stephen B. King

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Synopsis

Today's dynamic organizations must achieve positive results in record time - a challenge that requires managers to avoid problems before they arise and to solve these issues quickly. Human Performance Improvement (HPI) is a powerful tool that can be used to help build intellectual capital, establish and maintain a 'high-performance workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity' - as well as increase return on equity and improved safety.

Written by a group of highly respected authors in the field, this book will show you how to:-

- discover and analyze performance gaps
- plan for future improvements in human performance
- design and develop cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps.

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From the Publisher

This book provides the tools and techniques that are fundamental to the practice of HPI. 'Human Performance Improvement' is all you need to understand and carry out your own HPI plan and is invaluable for trainers, HR practitioners, line managers, workers, college students who are being introduced to Human Performance Improvement principles, and anyone who is interested in improving how well and how much people perform in organizational settings.'Human Performance Improvement' will show you how to: * discover and analyze important human performance gaps* plan for the future improvements in human performance* design and develop cost-effective and ethically-justifiable interventions to close performance gaps* analyze trends and their implications for HPI

About the Author

William J. Rothwell: Professor of Human Resource Development, Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems and Workforce Education and Development, Pennsylvania State University. Director of Penn State's Institute for Research in Training and Development.

Carolyn K. Hohne: Performance Improvement Consultant.

Stephen B. King: Ph.D, Executive Director, Leadership & Management Development Division, Management Concepts Inc.

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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780884154044: Human Performance Improvement: Building Practitioner Competence (Improving Human Performance Series)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0884154041 ISBN 13:  9780884154044
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000
Hardcover