Longtime ASTD Member Donald Kirkpatrick Shares His Story

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Donald Kirkpatrick

My first interest in ASTD came in 1949 when I finished my MBA in Personnel Management from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. A discussion with my professor, Dr. Russell Moberly, led me to take a job as an instructor with the Management Institute (MI) of th... More »

Consider Contribution Margin to Calculate Training’s Impact

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Carol Decker

A goal of successful business is to choose a course of action that will produce profitable results. In training departments, for example, directives to increase the bottom line can come as suggestions to eliminate certain programs, raise prices, reduce expenditures, or ... More »