E-Learning = Environmental Learning

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Felicity Mulgan

A recent study by the Open University that found huge energy savings associated with online learning. How do these findings apply to organizational training? Here are some practical ways to use e-learning to reduce energy consumption. Could e-learning help save the envi... More »

Abusive Workplaces: Training and Development Opportunities Waiting to Happen

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Diana J. Wong-MingJi

What do Enron, Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi, Wal-Mart, and the U.S. Air Force Academy have in common? Many of their organizational members have coped within workplace environments that they considered in one form or another as toxic, abusive, sick, or hostile. Whole organi... More »

Case Study: The ROI of Certification at Hal-Com

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ASTD Staff

Hal-Com is one of the premier technology services providers in Cleveland, OH, offering a range of IT solutions and services. Poor hiring decisions created two problems for Hal-Com: high employee turnover rates and reduced customer satisfaction. In Fall 2001, Hal-Com imp... More »

Understanding ROI in 60 minutes: Part II

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Diederick Stoel

As you likely recall, the first part of this article introduced a case study from the Clark firm, a six-branch car dealership that sells make-C vehicles. Part I explained how to use a control group to determine if the training was responsible for the recent sales succes... More »