Strategic Training and Development
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People are the most important resource for today′s organizations. Organizations must invest in their employees to sustain a competitive advantage and achieve their strategic objectives. Strategic Training and Development translates theory and research into best practices for improving employee knowledge, skills, and behaviors in the workplace. Authors Robyn A. Berkley and David M. Kaplan take a holistic and experiential approach, providing ample practice opportunities for students. A strong focus on technology, ethics, legal issues, diversity and inclusion, and succession helps prepare students to succeed in today’s business environment.
Robyn Berkley is an Associate Professor of Management at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). She has been at SIUE since 2006. Before that she worked at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Pace University. Robyn received her Ph.D. in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2001) where she focused on Human Resource Management, with minors in Organization Theory and Sociology. She received her MBA at Pace University (1993), and her BS in Biology from Marquette University (1986). Robyn′s area of research focuses on diversity-related topics. More specifically, she has researched in the areas of sexual harassment, concealable stigmas, and business ethics. She has published in Human Resource Management Review, MISQ-Executive, Human Resource Management, Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, and the National Women′s Studies Association Journal. She has been a member of the Academy of Management since 1993 and calls the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division home. Along with the Academy of Management, she is a member of SHRM, ATD, and has been certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR) by the Human Resource Certification Institute. At SIUE, Robyn teaches courses in Human Resource Management at both the undergraduate and graduate level, Decision Making for graduate students, as well as ethics at both the undergraduate and graduate level.