{"product_id":"successful-training-strategies-twenty-six-innovative-corporate-models-9781555421014","title":"Successful Training Strategies: Twenty-Six","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA publication of Work in America Institute\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Detailed case studies of leading companiessuch as Xerox, GeneralElectric, Goodyear, and Manpower, Inc.show how innovative trainingpractices make organizations more competitive. Illustrates howeffective programs can help companies utilize the latestmanufacturing, production, communication, and service technologies.A companion to Training The Competitive Edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceThe Authors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: How Leading Companies Are Reshaping Their TrainingStrategies\u003cbr\u003e Part One: Aligning Training Strategy with Corporate Goals\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Travelers Corporation: Expanding Computer Literacy in theOrganization\u003cbr\u003e 2. Keeping Track of Training Quality and Costs: New-EnglandTelephone\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Motorola Training and Education Center: Keeping the CompanyCompetitive\u003cbr\u003e 4. Corning Glass Works: Total Quality as a Strategic Response\u003cbr\u003e 5. American Transtech: Learning as Part of the Job\u003cbr\u003e 6. Improving Operations and Employee Opportunity Through TechnicalTraining: Gilroy Foods, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: Continuous Learning for All Employees\u003cbr\u003e 7. A Participative Approach to a Technological Challenge: GeneralElectric's Aerospace Electronic Systems Department\u003cbr\u003e 8. Training and Development at General Foods: A ParticipativeProcess\u003cbr\u003e 9. Training in a Team Environment: S. B. Thomas, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Pacific Bell and Communications Workers of America: Retrainingfor the Computer Age\u003cbr\u003e Part Three: Manufacturer-User Training Partnerships\u003cbr\u003e 11. Learning from Customers: Control Data Corporation's TrainingAdvisory Board\u003cbr\u003e 12. A Proactive Approach Toward HighTechnology Training: GeneralMotor's Linden, New Jersey, Plant\u003cbr\u003e 13. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company: Building a TrainingCommitment into the Contract\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ford Sharonville: An Emphasis on User-VAndor Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e 15. The VAndor's Role in Training to Support Computer IntegratedManufacturing: Caterpiller Inc.\u003cbr\u003e 16. Miller Brewing Company and Amatrol: A Succesful Partnership inTraining for New Technology\u003cbr\u003e Part Four: Designing and Delivering Training Cost-Effectively\u003cbr\u003e 17. Achieving Cost Savings and Quality Through Education: IBM'sSystems Approach\u003cbr\u003e 18. Manpower Temporary Services: Keeping Ahead of theCompetition\u003cbr\u003e 19. Reducing Maintenance Costs Through Supervisory Education andInvolvement: Travenol Laboratories, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e 20. A Training Consortium: General Motors' Automative ServiceEducational Program\u003cbr\u003e 21. National Technological University: Learning by Satellite\u003cbr\u003e Part Five: Combining Continuous Learning and EmploymentSecurity\u003cbr\u003e 22. Xerox's Critical Skills Training Program: A Commitment toRetraining Pays Off\u003cbr\u003e 23. Linking Retraining with Job and Income Security: The PackardElectric Experience\u003cbr\u003e 24. General Electric, Fort Wayne, Indiana: High Tech Comes to theRust Belt\u003cbr\u003e 25. Pacific Northwest Bell: A Job Skills Bank\u003cbr\u003e 26. Hewlett-Packard: Partnerships for New Careers\u003cbr\u003e ReferencesIndex","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410175467863,"sku":"9781555421014","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781555421014.jpg?v=1730509204","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/successful-training-strategies-twenty-six-innovative-corporate-models-9781555421014","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}