Research Reports

ASTD research reports include benchmarking studies, survey reports, and the annual State of the Industry Report. 

2006 ASTD State of the Industry Report
ASTD's annual review of trends in workplace learning and performance finds learning expenditures and technology usage increasing. The 2006 report includes data from 1999 through 2005, as well as an analysis of 2006 ASTD BEST Award winners.
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2007 ASTD Satyam Global Leadership Study
A two-phase study including a survey of and in-depth interviews with senior managers and executives to better understand the evolution of leadership with increased globalization.
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2006 Learning Executive Profile (ASTD/UPenn)
A survey of the educational and organizational backgrounds of senior learning executives, including competencies critical to success, and accomplishments and challenges in the learning executive role.
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2006 Changing Worker Demographics (ASTD/IBM)
A survey of senior learning executives' perceptions regarding the impact of changing workforce demographics on the learning function.
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2006 C-Level Perceptions of the Strategic Value of Learning (ASTD/IBM)
A qualitative study based on interviews with senior executives and the chief learning officers in 26 large global organizations. The report compares the views of learning and non-learning executives with respect to the strategic value of learning and indicators of its alignment, efficiency, and effectiveness.
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2005 ASTD State of the Industry Report
ASTD's annual review of trends in workplace learning and performance finds learning expenditures and technology usage increasing. The 2005 report includes data from 1999 through 2004, as well as an analysis of 2005 ASTD BEST Award winners.
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2005 Online Higher Education in Corporate Learning (ASTD/Capella University)
A survey of senior learning executives' perceptions of the role of online higher education in corporate learning, including current and future roles, barriers and enablers to use, and satisfaction.
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2005 Learning Outsourcing (ASTD/IBM)
A survey of senior learning executives' current and future perceptions and intentions with respect to outsourcing, as well as what drives their learning outsourcing decisions.
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What Works in Distance Learning
A set of research-based guidelines for designing distance learning, edited by Harry O'Neil; and funded by the Office of Naval Research, is available for free download from the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Website.