Getting value for money from workplace trainers: Do subject specialists have what it takes?

Abstract

Purpose

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest concepts. These are presented in an easy‐to‐digest briefing of no more than 1,500 words.

Findings

Continuing professional development is a crucial strategy in all successful organizations. The exponential rate of knowledge generation in the modern world practically ensures that any new graduate's specialist subject knowledge is dated before the ink on the diploma has dried. How then, can employers make sure that their workplace education and training plugs the gaps in the most cost‐effective fashion?

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.

Citation

(2005), "Getting value for money from workplace trainers: Do subject specialists have what it takes?", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 21-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280510590059