Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Improving Individual and Organizational Performance Worldwide - Hardcover

Harold D. Stolovitch; Erica J. Keeps

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787911089 ISBN 13: 9780787911089

Publisher: Pfeiffer, 1999

Synopsis

The answers to your performance improvement questions are here!

The first edition of the Handbook of Human Performance Technology has been the bible of this rapidly evolving field. This new edition, co-published with The International Society for Performance Improvement, adopts a more international approach and introduces you to many emerging technologies.

You'll learn how to:

• Plan performance improvement projects
• Analyze a corporate culture
• Implement effective interventions
• Use job aids and multimedia-based training
• Conduct on-the-job training
• Evaluate intervention effectiveness
• Improve your own professional life . . . and much more!

Contributors to the volume comprise a veritable who's who in the field of performance improvement. If you own the trailblazing first edition, you'll want to add this volume to your bookshelf. If you are a trainer, consultant, or a manager engaged in improving performance, this groundbreaking work is indispensable.

About this title

About the Author:

HAROLD STOLOVITCH is president of Harold D. Stolovitch & Associates Ltd. (HSA), specialists in the application of instructional technology and human performance technology to business, industry, government, and the military. The past president of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), Stolovitch recently retired as full professor and program head of Instructional Systems Technology at the Universite de Montreal, Quebec. ERICA KEEPS is executive vice-president of Harold D. Stolovitch & Associates Ltd., where she is a principal consultant, as well as chief operating and financial officer. For over thirty years, she has been a practitioner of instructional technology and human performance technology.

Review:

"The difference between ordinary and truly great organizations rests in the quality of leadership and the ability to attract, nurture, and retain brain power. The Handbook of Human Performance Technology is an invaluable tool for modern business leaders." (Francois Beaudoin, president and chief executive officer, Business Development Bank of Canada)

"The Handbook is the most comprehensive, up-to-date work on human performance technology in print today. It is a must-read for the serious student and an essential reference for the experienced professional." (Judith Blumenthal, associate dean, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California)

"I can now replace several feet of books on my reference shelves with the Handbook. It is simply the most comprehensive writing in the field." (Joe Harless, inductee, Human Resources Hall of Fame; author, The Eden Conspiracy)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pfeiffer
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0787911089
• ISBN 13: 9780787911089
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1010