did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780787911089

Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Improving Individual and Organizational Performance Worldwide , 2nd Edition

by ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780787911089

  • ISBN10:

    0787911089

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-04-01
  • Publisher: Pfeiffer
  • View Upgraded Edition
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $90.00

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition xi(8)
Robert F. Mager
Preface xix(8)
The Editors and Editorial Advisory Board xxvii(2)
Foreword to the First Edition xxix
Thomas F. Gilbert
PART ONE: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY 1(136)
Peter J. Dean
1 What Is Human Performance Technology?
3(21)
Harold D. Stolovitch
Erica J. Keeps
2 The Origins and Evolution of the Field
24(23)
Marc J. Rosenberg
William C. Coscarelli
Cathleen Smith Hutchison
3 Transforming Organizations Through Human Performance Technology
47(20)
Geary A. Rummler
4 General Systems Theory and Behavioral Psychology
67(15)
Dale M. Brethower
5 The Cognitive sciences and Human Performance Technology
82(14)
Richard E. Clark
6 Planning and Managing Human Performance Technology Projects
96(26)
Michael Greer
7 The Dynamics of Politics in Organizational Change
122(15)
Esther Safir Powers
PART TWO: THE GENERAL PROCESS OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY 137(182)
Marc J. Rosenberg
8 Analysis for Human Performance Technology
139(24)
Allison Rossett
9 The Design and Development of High-Impact Interventions
163(22)
Dean R. Spitzer
10 Evaluation
185(25)
Sharon A. Shrock
George L. Geis
11 From Training Evaluation to Performance Tracking
210(27)
Ogden R. Lindsley
12 Implementing Human Performance Technology in Organizations
237(23)
Diane Dormant
13 The Language of Work
260(21)
Danny G. Langdon
14 From Training to Performance
281(17)
James Fuller
15 Human Performance Technology in Action
298(21)
Roger M. Addison
Carol Haig
PART THREE: HUMAN PERFORMANCE INTERVENTIONS OF A NONINSTRUCTIONAL NATURE 319(164)
Dale M. Brethower
16 Designing Better Organizations with Human Performance Technology and Organization Development
321(14)
Peter J. Dean
17 Analyzing Corporate Culture
335(16)
Claude S. Lineberry
J. Robert Carleton
18 Human Resources Selection
351(22)
Seth N. Leibler
Ann W. Parkman
19 Motivational Systems
373(22)
John M. Keller
20 Feedback
395(16)
Donald Tosti
Stephanie F. Jackson
21 Designing Compensation Systems to Motivate Performance Improvement
411(19)
Sivasailam Thiagarajan
Fred Estes
Frances N. Kemmerer
22 Job Aids
430(12)
Paul H. Elliott
23 Performance Support Systems
442(22)
Steven W. Villachica
Deborah L. Stone
24 Workplace Design for Creative Thinking
464(19)
Lynn Kearny
Phyl Smith
PART FOUR : HUMAN PERFORMANCE INTERVENTIONS OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL NATURE 483(166)
Sharon A. Shrock
25 Live Classroom Instruction
485(33)
Stephen L. Yelon
26 Team Activities for Learning and Performance
518(27)
Sivasailam Thiagarajan
27 Performance Improvement with Mentoring
545(19)
Margo Murray
28 Multimedia Learning Systems: Design Principles
564(25)
Ruth Colvin Clark
Preston Zuckerman
29 Multimedia Learning Systems: Technology
589(17)
Diane M. Gayeski
30 Structured On-the-Job Training
606(20)
Ronald L. Jacobs
31 Beyond Distance Education: Distributed Learning Systems
626(23)
Ellen D. Wagner
PART FIVE: THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY 649(192)
Miki M. Lane
32 Skill Sets, Characteristics, and Values for the Human Performance Technologist
651(47)
Harold D. Stolovitch
Erica J. Keeps
Daniel Rodrigue
33 The Relevance of Standards and Ethics for the Human Performance Technology Profession
698(15)
Peter J. Dean
34 Performance Consultant: The Job
713(17)
James C. Robinson
Dana Gaines Robinson
35 Survival Tactics in Human Performance Technology Projects
730(29)
Miki M. Lane
Gina Walker
Michael J. Peters
36 Influencing others to Act
759(17)
Donald Tosti
Stephanie F. Jackson
37 The Business of Human Performance Technology
776(18)
Darryl L. Sink
38 Legal Implications of Human Performance Technology
794(19)
Patricia S. Eyres
39 Demonstrating Return on Investment in Performance Improvement Projects
813(28)
Richard A. Swanson
PART SIX: THE FUTURE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY 841(109)
Diane M. Gayeski
40 Emerging Trends in Human Performance Interventions
843(24)
Dale C. Brandenburg
Carl V. Binder
41 Emerging Trends in Instructional Interventions
867(28)
Laura R. Winer
Nick Rushby
Jesus Vazquez-Abad
42 Research in Human Performance Technology
895(21)
Wellesley R. Foshay
Leslie Moller
Thomas M. Schwen
Howard K. Kalman
Debra S. Haney
43 Practicing Human Performance Technology in a Global Business Environment
916(20)
Alicia M. Rojas
Dawn E. Zintel
44 Frontiers for Human Performance Technology in Contemporary Organizations
936(14)
Diane M. Gayeski
Afterword to the Second Edition 950(7)
Roger Kaufman
The Editors 957(2)
The Contributors 959(18)
The International Society for Performance Improvement 977(2)
Index 979(10)
Subject Index 989

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program