Building learning capability through outsourcing : twelve case studies from the real world of training / editor : Merrill C. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Merrill C., editor.

Series:

In action.

In action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contracting out.

Employees--Training of.

Employees.

Manpower policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : American Society for Training & Development, [2000]

Summary:

Have you considered how outsourcing can help build your organization's learning capability?Organizations in search of solutions to a variety of organizational problems have turned their attention more and more toward outsourcing. The workplace learning and performance (WLP) function seems to be among the first functions outsourced when organizations look to new ways of better managing and lowering fixed costs. It is possible to improve learning in an organization with fewer WLP professionals on staff and reduced training budgets. Outsourcing can help. Advantages of outsourcing include * having ready access to leadership and practical implementation expertise from a wide variety of vendors * reducing dramatically the cycle time for developing learning * having access to greater objectivity for understanding the learning needs of the business client and for developing learning that will meet these needs * reducing fixed costs.Today, successful organizations use outsourcing to build learning capability while also reducing costs. And, they increase their business value by increasing their ability to learn. ASTD is proud to present the 19th book in the IN ACTION series: 12 cases that provide real-life, cutting-edge lessons from professionals and organizations that have put these truths about outsourcing into practice.

Contents:

Building Learning Capability Through Outsourcing

Copyright

Contents

Introduction to the In Action Series

Preface

How to Use This Casebook

Outsourcing as a Strategic Tool to Enhance Learning

Making a Difference Together: Collaboration Between Internal and External Resources

Client Traps

Learning and the Politics of Working with External Consultants

When Training Professionals Begin to Manage Vendors

Who Needs Creative? A Training Manager's Guide to Buying Creative

Creating Organizational Culture While Integrating Two Health-Care Organizations

Creating a New Culture of Teamwork: Navigating Change in the Newspaper Industry

Optimizing the Use of Consultants in the Development of Executive Leadership

Partnering for Success: From "Old Game" to "New Game" in the Automotive Industry

Learning Fields: Engines for the Learning Organization

Implementing Workplace Learning Systems: An Innovative Case History

Running Training Like a Business: A Look Ahead

About the Editor

About the Series Editor.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781607288688

1607288680

OCLC:

1378936370