Part I Understanding Organizations and Their Emphasis on Training; Chapter 1 The Half-Million Dollar Question; Chapter 2 Current Thoughts on Organizations and the Forces Impacting Their Performance; Chapter 3 Current Thoughts on Development of the Human Asset; Chapter 4 Summary; Part II The Study of an American Manufacturing Company; Chapter 5 The Design of the Study; Chapter 6 The Collection and Analysis of Data; Chapter 7 Summary; Part III The Results; Chapter 8 Training: Defined and Described; Chapter 9 Training: The Selection Process; Chapter 10 Assessment of Performance Needs; Chapter 11 Training: Evaluation; Chapter 12 Structure of the Organization; Chapter 13 Summary; Part IV Conclusions; Chapter 14 Discussion of Results; Chapter 15 Executive Summary;