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Effectiveness of Training in Organizations: A Meta-Analysis of Design and Evaluation Features

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Title
Effectiveness of Training in Organizations: A Meta-Analysis of Design and Evaluation Features
Published in
Journal of Applied Psychology, April 2003
DOI 10.1037/0021-9010.88.2.234
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Authors

Winfred Arthur, Winston Bennett, Pamela S. Edens, Suzanne T. Bell

Abstract

The authors used meta-analytic procedures to examine the relationship between specified training design and evaluation features and the effectiveness of training in organizations. Results of the meta-analysis revealed training effectiveness sample-weighted mean ds of 0.60 (k = 15, N = 936) for reaction criteria, 0.63 (k = 234, N = 15,014) for learning criteria, 0.62 (k = 122, N = 15,627) for behavioral criteria, and 0.62 (k = 26, N = 1,748) for results criteria. These results suggest a medium to large effect size for organizational training. In addition, the training method used, the skill or task characteristic trained, and the choice of evaluation criteria were related to the effectiveness of training programs. Limitations of the study along with suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 25 1%
United Kingdom 10 <1%
Germany 6 <1%
India 5 <1%
Australia 3 <1%
Malaysia 3 <1%
Russia 3 <1%
Netherlands 2 <1%
Turkey 2 <1%
Other 23 1%
Unknown 1898 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 446 23%
Student > Ph. D. Student 383 19%
Student > Bachelor 217 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 161 8%
Researcher 106 5%
Other 355 18%
Unknown 312 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 608 31%
Business, Management and Accounting 482 24%
Social Sciences 257 13%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 45 2%
Engineering 44 2%
Other 197 10%
Unknown 347 18%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 April 2022.
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#1,811,897
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#573
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#2,027
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