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State of the Industry
2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002 Training for the Next Economy
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2002
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2001
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Learning Outcomes
2002
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2001
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International Comparisons
2002
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Other Reports
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, 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 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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2001
Profiting From Learning (Member-only PDF)