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Training directors' perceptions about the successful implementation of supervisory training
Author(s) -
Taylor Paul
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920030306
Subject(s) - salience (neuroscience) , training (meteorology) , perception , psychology , applied psychology , task (project management) , interpersonal communication , medical education , social psychology , management , medicine , cognitive psychology , physics , neuroscience , meteorology , economics
Training directors' perceptions of how interpersonal supervisory skills training is implemented in their organizations, and the relationships between perceptions about implementation characteristics and measures of program success were investigated. Program success was assessed using reports of supervisors' reactions to the training, learning, and subsequent skill utilization. Findings indicated that supervisory training is reported to vary greatly in virtually all implementation characteristics studied. Explanations are offered for the lack of salience of implementation characteristics previously thought to be critical to training success, such as conducting task‐oriented needs analyses and interviews with supervisors before training.