Abstract
In our recent industry needs assessment, we wanted to link the training curriculum to strategic business goals within the industry consulting area. Traditional needs assessment approaches typically employ some combination of interviews, surveys and focus groups. This information would provide rich and varied knowledge, but based on prior experience, we predicted we might have difficulty matching our data to strategic industry business direction. This article describes a recent industry needs assessment that was specifically designed to link the training curriculum to strategic business goals within an industry consulting area.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Brinkerhoff, R.O., & Gill, S.J. (1994). The learning alliance. Systems thinking in human resource development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Davison, M.L. (1983). Multidimensional scaling. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Everitt, B. (1980). Cluster analysis. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Halsted Press, Division of John Wiley & Sons.
Guba, E.G., & Lincoln, Y.S. (1990). Fourth generation evaluation. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
Kruskal, J.B., & Wish, M. (1978). Multidimensional scaling. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
McLinden, D.J., & Trochim, W. ( 1995, November). From puzzles to problems: A concept mapping and pattern matching evaluating the impact of education in a business setting. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association, Vancouver, BC.
Moad, J. (1995). Calculating the real benefit of training. Datamation. April 15, 45–47.
Phillips, J.J., & Holton, E.F. (1995, June). Needs assessments in HRD: Best practices. Paper presented at the ASTD 1995 International Conference and Exposition, Dallas.
Trochim, W. (1985). Pattern matching, validity, and conceptualization in program evaluation. Evaluation Review, 9 (5), 575–604.
Trochim, W. (1987). Pattern matching and program theory. In P.H. Rossi & H. Chen (Eds.), Special issue on theory-driven evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning.
Trochim, W. (Ed.) (1989a). Concept mapping for planning and evaluation. [Special Issue]. Evaluation and Program Planning, 12, 1.
Trochim, W. (1989b). An introduction to concept mapping for planning and evaluation. In W. Trochim (Ed.), Concept mapping for planning and evaluation. [Special Issue]. Evaluation and Program Planning, 12 (1), 1–16.
Trochim, W. (1989c). Concept mapping: Soft science or hard art? In W. Trochim (Ed.), Concept mapping for planning and evaluation. [Special Issue]. Evaluation and Program Planning, 12 (1), 87–110.
Trochim, W. (1989d). Outcome pattern matching and program theory. In Chen, H.T. (Ed.), The theory-driven perspective. [Special Issue]. Evaluation and Program Planning, 12 (4), 355–366.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Fellows, N.J., Setze, R.J. (1998). Setting the Parameters for Training. In: Milter, R.G., Stinson, J.E., Gijselaers, W.H. (eds) Educational Innovation in Economics and Business III. Educational Innovation in Economics and Business, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1388-7_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1388-7_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-5016-8
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-1388-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive