Effective Training

In The Minimum Wage and Labor Market Outcomes, Christopher Flinn argues that inassessing the effects of the minimum wage (in the United States and elsewhere), a behavioralframework is invaluable for guiding empirical work and the interpretation of results. Flinn developsa job search and wage bargaining model that is capable of generating labor market outcomesconsistent with observed wage and unemployment duration distributions, and also can account forobserved changes in employment rates and wages after a minimum wage change. Flinn uses previousstudies from the minimum wage literature to demonstrate how his model can be used to rationalize andsynthesize the diverse results found in widely varying institutional contexts. He also shows howobserved wage distributions from before and after a minimum wage change can be used to determine ifthe change was welfare-improving. More ambitiously, and perhaps controversially, Flinn proposes theconstruction and formal estimation of the model using commonly available data; model estimates thenenable the researcher to determine directly the welfare effects of observed minimum wage changes.This model can be used to conduct counterfactual policy experiments--even to determine"optimal" minimum wages under a variety of welfare metrics. The development of the modeland the econometric theory underlying its estimation are carefully presented so as to enable readersunfamiliar with the econometrics of point process models and dynamic optimization in continuous timeto follow the arguments. Although most of the book focuses on the case where only the unemployedsearch for jobs in a homogeneous labor market environment, later chapters introduce on-the-jobsearch into the model, and explore its implications for minimum wage policy. The book also containsa chapter describing how individual heterogeneity can be introduced into the search, matching, andbargaining framework.

Formerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Effective Training: Systems, Strategies, and Practices is unique in its integration of theory with effective and practical training applications. Authors P. Nick Blanchard, James W. Thacker, and Dana Cosby examine the relationship between change management and training, introduce the ADDIE model as an overarching framework for the training process, and consider perspectives relevant to small businesses. Additionally, this text provides a step-by-step process for developing learning objectives and highlights the importance of integrating both learning and design theories in creating successful training programs. The Seventh Edition adds new material while enhancing the ease of reading and understanding. The end of each relevant chapter (needs analysis, design, development and implementation, and evaluation) features an example of the process of developing an actual training program (Fabrics, Inc.). At the end of each chapter are discussion questions, cases, and exercises to enhance understanding.

A group of people are looking at you. They are waiting to start learning. If you are dull you will bore them. If you go into too much detail you will lose them. If you donâ¬"t know your stuff you will lose their respect in seconds. What are you going to do? As a trainer you simply canâ¬"t afford to be less than brilliant. The effectiveness of your training skills is what sets you apart from other trainers. Tony Pont provides practical guidance and advice on all aspects of designing and delivering group training: everything from where to position the projector, through understating how people learn and how groups interact, to evaluating and improving your delivery. Developing Effective Training Skills is the complete guide to delivering training that will make people better.

This book explains how training in arthroscopic skills is best carried out in order to keep up to date with advances in arthroscopy, meet the ever-increasing demand for high-quality care, and respond to changes in available training time. State of the art developments regarding tools, performance monitoring, and learning strategies are presented, and practical guidelines provided for direct implementation in daily clinical practice. The coverage of simulation-based training ranges from the use of wet labs and box trainers through to sophisticated virtual reality simulators. Subsequent sections on objective performance tracking of training outside and in the operating room cover a variety of key aspects, including performance measures, evidence-based thresholds, preclinical training strategies, and the role of global rating scales, for objective monitoring. Readers will find the book invaluable in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of arthroscopic training.

The authors contend that using training techniques based on learning theories provides the most effective means of achieving results. They examine seven different training strategies for a variety of organizational situations.