Product Description

Today's dynamic organizations must achieve positive results in record time - a challenge that requires managers to avoid problems before they arise and to solve these issues quickly. Human Performance Improvement (HPI) is a powerful tool that can be used to help build intellectual capital, establish and maintain a 'high-performance workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity' - as well as increase return on equity and improved safety.

Written by a group of highly respected authors in the field, this book will show you how to:-

- discover and analyze performance gaps
- plan for future improvements in human performance
- design and develop cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps.

* Tools and techniques fundamental to the practice of HPI
* Incorporates the latest thinking
* Companion website available to support second edition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #402393 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-02
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .2 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Book Info
Provides the tools and techniques that are fundamental to the practice of HPI. Improve your bottom-line results with this handy reference guide. For trainers, HR practitioners, line managers, workers, college students who are being introduced to Human Performance Improvement principles, and anyone else interested in improving human performance in an organization.

From the Publisher
This book provides the tools and techniques that are fundamental to the practice of HPI. 'Human Performance Improvement' is all you need to understand and carry out your own HPI plan and is invaluable for trainers, HR practitioners, line managers, workers, college students who are being introduced to Human Performance Improvement principles, and anyone who is interested in improving how well and how much people perform in organizational settings.'Human Performance Improvement' will show you how to: * discover and analyze important human performance gaps* plan for the future improvements in human performance* design and develop cost-effective and ethically-justifiable interventions to close performance gaps* analyze trends and their implications for HPI

About the Author
William J. Rothwell: Professor of Human Resource Development, Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems and Workforce Education and Development, Pennsylvania State University. Director of Penn State's Institute for Research in Training and Development.

Carolyn K. Hohne: Performance Improvement Consultant.

Stephen B. King: Ph.D, Executive Director, Leadership & Management Development Division, Management Concepts Inc.