The Great Training Robbery
13 Pages Posted: 5 Apr 2016 Last revised: 22 Apr 2016
Date Written: April 21, 2016
Abstract
In 2012 U.S. corporations spent $164.2 billion on training and education. Overwhelming evidence and experience shows, however, that most companies are unable to transfer employee learning into changes in individual and organization behavior or improved financial performance. Put simply, companies are not getting the return they expect on their investment in training and education. By investing in training that is not likely to yield a good return, senior executives and their HR professionals are complicit in what we have come to call the “great training robbery.”
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Beer, Michael and Finnstrom, Magnus and Schrader, Derek, The Great Training Robbery (April 21, 2016). Harvard Business School Research Paper Series # 16-121, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2759357 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2759357
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