Performance-based instruction: Linking training to business results

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Performance ImprovementVolume 38, Issue 9 p. 42-46 Book Review Performance-based instruction: Linking training to business results Dale M. Brethower, Dale M. Brethower Dale M. Brethower is the President of the International Society for Performance Improvement and a Board Member of Triad Performance Technologies, Inc. Consulting for 30 years, his client list includes more than 60 public and private sector organizations. Dale has served on advisory boards for the Institute for Rational Living and for Ronningen Research and Development. He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award in organizational behavior management from the OBM Network. Dale is a Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University with graduate degrees from Harvard and the University of Michigan. He teaches courses in training, performance improvement, and systems analysis.Search for more papers by this authorKarolyn A. Smalley, Karolyn A. Smalley Karolyn A. Smalley, a performance and instructional systems consultant, helps improve performance at the organizational, process, and job levels. She specializes in process-improvement projects, performance management systems, and instructional systems. Prior to working as a consultant, Karolyn managed the HRD department for an organization having more than $7 billion in annual sales. She was able to convert a conventional training department into one that specialized in performance improvement consulting. She is a graduate of Michigan State University, the programmed learning workshop of the University of Michigan, and the MA program in industrial/organizational psychology at Western Michigan University.Search for more papers by this authorPeter-Cornelius Dams, Peter-Cornelius Dams Reviewer Bio Peter-Cornelius Dams is a Doctoral Associate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Western Michigan University. He holds a BS in Architecture (Oldenburg, Germany) and an MS in Behavior Analysis (University of North Texas). He was elected into the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and currently serves as Student Representative for the Association of Behavior Analysis International. Peter focuses on systems analysis and behavior analysis for improving performance systems. His career goal is to become an internal performance consultant. Peter may be reached at the Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Ml 49008 or via email at Peter.Dams@wmich.edu.Search for more papers by this author Dale M. Brethower, Dale M. Brethower Dale M. Brethower is the President of the International Society for Performance Improvement and a Board Member of Triad Performance Technologies, Inc. Consulting for 30 years, his client list includes more than 60 public and private sector organizations. Dale has served on advisory boards for the Institute for Rational Living and for Ronningen Research and Development. He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award in organizational behavior management from the OBM Network. Dale is a Professor of Psychology at Western Michigan University with graduate degrees from Harvard and the University of Michigan. He teaches courses in training, performance improvement, and systems analysis.Search for more papers by this authorKarolyn A. Smalley, Karolyn A. Smalley Karolyn A. Smalley, a performance and instructional systems consultant, helps improve performance at the organizational, process, and job levels. She specializes in process-improvement projects, performance management systems, and instructional systems. Prior to working as a consultant, Karolyn managed the HRD department for an organization having more than $7 billion in annual sales. She was able to convert a conventional training department into one that specialized in performance improvement consulting. She is a graduate of Michigan State University, the programmed learning workshop of the University of Michigan, and the MA program in industrial/organizational psychology at Western Michigan University.Search for more papers by this authorPeter-Cornelius Dams, Peter-Cornelius Dams Reviewer Bio Peter-Cornelius Dams is a Doctoral Associate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Western Michigan University. He holds a BS in Architecture (Oldenburg, Germany) and an MS in Behavior Analysis (University of North Texas). He was elected into the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and currently serves as Student Representative for the Association of Behavior Analysis International. Peter focuses on systems analysis and behavior analysis for improving performance systems. His career goal is to become an internal performance consultant. Peter may be reached at the Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Ml 49008 or via email at Peter.Dams@wmich.edu.Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 February 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4140380910Citations: 2 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume38, Issue9October 1999Pages 42-46 RelatedInformation