The business of learning
Subtitle: how to manage corporate training to improve your bottom line
By: David L. Vance
Publisher: Poudre River Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Windsor, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780984585373
Subjects: Knowledge management; Organizational learning
Notes: "A practical guide to applying business and economic concepts to learning."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Introduction to the business of learning. 1. Business fundamentals for the learning manager; title: 2. The business case for learning: program level; title: 3. How much are we spending, and where is it going?; title: Part 2. Strategic alignment and the business plan for learning. 4. Strategic alignment; title: 5. The business case for learning: enterprise level; title: 6. The business plan for learning; title: Part 3. Managing the learning function throughout the year. 7. Governance; title: 8. Measurement and evaluation; title: 9. Disciplined execution; title: Part 4. The economics of learning: improving your efficiency and making better choices. 10. Program selection, size, duration; title: 11. Implications of scale and cost for pricing, canceling classes, and plan revisions; title: Part 5. Conclusion.  12 Organizational structure and funding; title: 13. The business of learning: pulling it all together; title: Appendices. A. Enterprise learning data template; title: B. A sample business plan for learning; title: C. Online resources.