The first two editions of the Handbook of Human Performance Technology helped define the rapidly growing and vibrant field of HPT. Co-published with the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), which has been on the leading edge of improving productivity and performance in the workplace since 1962, this book picks up where the previous editions left off, taking a fresh look at the principles, practices, and potential of HPT in the workplace, with thorough and expert coverage of: Foundations of Human Performance Technology; The Performance Technology Process; Interventions at the Worker and Work Team Levels; Interventions at the Workplace and Organizational Levels; Performance Measurement and Assessment; Performance Technology in Action; and Looking Forward in Human Performance Technology.

With 55 new chapters and 85 contributors, this comprehensive sourcebook offers both “what about” and “how to” information, supported by key theoretical and research findings, and provides an vast array of models and techniques that have proven effective in enhancing individual and organizational performance. Exhaustively researched and revised, the Third Edition not only updates key foundational chapters on organizational change, evaluation, designing instructional strategies, motivation, and workplace design, it features breakthrough chapters on the emergence and application of technology for HPT and highlights important new topics in the field, including partnering with management, certification, ethics, Six Sigma, communities of practice, and performance architecture.

 If you are a student studying the workplace learning and performance improvement -- this book is an indispensable resource.