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In recent years, training professionals have experienced increasing demands to become more business- or results-focused and deliberate in the design and evaluation of training impact. At the same time, business environments and organizations have become increasing complex. Two reasons for the new level of complexity is the changing workforce and the global business environment. There are, now, many more factors to consider for the successful evaluation of training in organizations. One of the most compelling factors, and perhaps least considered, is culture.
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Burton-Goss, S., Kaska, M. (1998). Cultural Dimensions of Evaluation. In: Brown, S.M., Seidner, C.J. (eds) Evaluating Corporate Training: Models and Issues. Evaluation in Education and Human Services, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4850-4_12
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