2012 State of the Industry Report: Organizations Continue to Invest in Organizational Learning and Development

ASTD Research

Organizational spending on learning and development stayed relatively stable with a slight decrease from last year according to the findings of ASTD's 2012 State of the Industry Report. Organizations in the United States spent $156.2 billion on employee learning in 2011... More »

The Knowing-Doing Gap in L&D

Catherine Lombardozzi

In a Re:Search article in July’s T+D, I report on a study that showed  that managers applied their knowledge only 32% of the time. (See Shocking Evidence of Managers’ Knowing-Doing Gap.) It got me thinking… how much do we apply our knowledge of L... More »

Call For Grant Proposals

Cami Best-Jones

Call For Grant Proposal For $3000 OD&C Division Research Award (ODCRA). Sponsored by the Organization Development & Change Division Academy of Management. The purpose of this grant is to encourage scholarly research and inquiry in the field of Organization ... More »

Alvah H. Chapman Outstanding Dissertation Award Deadline April 30

Cami Best-Jones

The Center for Leadership at Florida International University, in partnership with the Network of Leadership Scholars of the Academy of Management, is pleased to announce the Alvah H. Chapman Outstanding Dissertation Award.  This award honors an individual whose di... More »

ASTD Releases Salary and Compensation Study for Learning & Development Industry

ASTD Staff

With a median salary of $75,000, learning and development (L&D) professionals are paid relatively well compared to other HR professionals and the general workforce, but pay levels have not increased, on average, in the last four years. Also unchanged is the gend... More »