Robert Doktor

Compares the relative advantages held by Japan and the U.S. in the management phases of problem solving, decision making and solution implementation. Japan's comparative advantage in defining highly structured problems; Advantage of the U.S. in generating a greater diversity of solutions in the problem solving phase.

Comparative Advantages in the Management Process Japan and the US

Examines the role of cognition in the design and implementation of culturally-appropriate employee training programs. Improvement of organizational reality; Environmental model of causation; Physiological structure of the brains of people within respective cultures.

A Cognitive Approach to Culturally Appropriate HRD Programs

Fact: In 2011, organizations spent $156 billion on workforce learning programs. Fact: Employees of Fortune Global 500 companies clock an average of around 34 learning hours per year. Fact: You are faced with making major decisions to get the most out of all your training efforts. Given all that time and money, shouldn't you take your decisions as seriously as doctors, engineers, and others who are required to use research to do their jobs safely and efficiently? The Evidence-Based Learning Virtual Conference will show you how! Join researchers and practitioners for a full day of the latest evidence in adult learning. You'll also get solid advice for translating the evidence into your own arsenal of best practices, from the practitioner's perspective, as well as the researcher's. Expert presenters include Ruth Colvin Clark, Will Thalheimer, Karl Kapp, David Merrill, Susanne Lajoie, and Robert Atkinson. This is a first-time, one-of-a-kind web event, not to be missed!

Robert Doktor

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