Résumé
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapter 1–Introduction
Chapter 2–Organizational Work Environments
- What Contributes to Learning Culture?
- Canada’s Performance
- Strength of Learning Cultures in Canadian Organizations
- Organizational Support for Learning
- Overall Organizational Effectiveness
- Learning Culture and Organizational Performance
Chapter 3–Expenditures on Learning and Development
- Learning and Development Expenditures
- Challenging Business Environments
- Two Important Metrics: Learning and Development Expenditures as a Percentage of Payroll and of Revenue
- Hours of Learning
- The Spending Decline?
- Canada–United States Comparisons
- Spending Allocations for L&D
- L&D Investment and Learning Cultures
- Satisfaction With L&D Budgets
- So, Is the Investment in L&D Rebounding?
- Impact of L&D Investment on Organizational Performance
Chapter 4–Methods of Learning Delivery
- Slow Changes to Learning Delivery
- The Evolution of E-Learning
- Informal Learning
- Learning Program Offerings
- Distribution of Formal Learning Content
Chapter 5–Structure, Strategy, and Learning Evaluation
- The Structure of the L&D Function
- Learning Team Size
- Systems for Managing Learning Data
- Learning Resources
- Learning and Development Strategy
- Top Strategic Goals
- Learning Metrics
- The Evaluation Dilemma
- Measuring Learning Efficiency
- Performance Appraisal
- Learning Accountability
Chapter 6–Leadership Development
- Recognizing and Nurturing Internal Talent
- Leadership Development Practices Offered to Employees
- Effectiveness of Leadership Development
- The Impact of Leadership on Organizational Performance
- Where Do High-Performing Organizations and High-Leadership Performance Organizations Achieve Their Best Results?
- Leadership Development Practices at Middle Management and Senior Levels
- Should Leadership Development Be Budgeted Separately From Learning and Development?
Appendix A–Survey Methodology and Respondent Profile
Appendix B–Responding Organizations
Appendix C–Expenditures by Organization Type, Number of Employees, and Level of Unionization
Appendix D–Bibliography