In an Economic Downturn, Training Budgets Are Likely to Be

Multiple Choice

In an economic downturn, training budgets are likely to be cut and the case for training needs to be strongly made. Recent research by Anderson (2007) has confirmed previous findings that relatively few organisations perform thorough evaluations. Why could this be?

A) A threat of union action
B) Training success is obvious and no detailed assessment is required
C) Managers do not want to be associated with a training programme that could be assessed as a waste of resources
D) None of the above