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Benchmarking training and development practices: a multi‐country comparative analysis
Author(s) -
Drost Ellen A.,
Frayne Colette A.,
Lowe Kevin B.,
Geringer J. Michael
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.10020
Subject(s) - benchmarking , best practice , training (meteorology) , context (archaeology) , training and development , business , political science , regional science , knowledge management , economic growth , marketing , geography , management , computer science , economics , meteorology , archaeology , law
This study compares training and development practices within and across nine countries and one region, andaddresses whether there are universal training and development practices. After a brief review of the literature ontraining and development for the countries and region examined, the study identifies country‐specific andregion‐specific training and development practices. The results are descriptive in nature and discussed asbenchmarks of current and desired levels of training and development practices within and across countries. Whilethe results do not indicate any universal practices across all countries studied, they do indicate significantsimilarities in practices within country clusters. The common practices found within these clusters are believed tobe influenced by cultural values and industry trends. The study emphasizes the importance of context and providespractitioners with guidelines in designing training and development practices across countries and researchers withinsight into future research questions. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.