Leadership Training: The State of the Art

Abstract

The report consists of 10 chapters which are grouped into two parts. Part I of the report is concerned with the present state of the field of leadership training. Part I includes a review and assessment of current leadership training activities in business, government, and the armed services; descriptions and critical analyses of leadership training methods; a critical review of training evaluation and other literature concerned with the effectiveness of leadership training; and a discussion about the present state of the field of leadership training. Part II addresses considerations for improvement of leadership training through development of a leadership technology. Part II includes a proposed rationale for leadership training; a discussion of conditions needed for effective learning of leadership to occur; basic guidelines for designing and implementing leadership training; a discussion of problems requiring research and methodological issues involved in conducting research on leadership training; and a discussion of conclusions and implications concerning the state of the art of leadership training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091809

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Olmstead

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Cognition
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Human Behavior
  • Literature Surveys
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training Management

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
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