TY - BOOK AU - Gupta,Kavita AU - Sleezer,Catherine AU - Russ-Eft,Darlene TI - A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment SN - 9781118457894 U1 - 658.3124 23 PY - 2014///] CY - San Francisco, California PB - WILEY KW - Training needs KW - Evaluation KW - Needs assessment N1 - Revised edition of: A practical guide to needs assessment / Kavita Gupta ; updated and expanded by Catherine M. Sleezer and Darlene F. Russ-Eft, 2nd ed; Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392) and index N2 - A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment examines the role of needs assessment in framing people-related problems and performance improvement opportunities. Co-published with ASTD, the third edition of this book features the latest research findings in the field and updated information on technology-enhanced needs assessments. It addresses knowledge and skills assessment, job and task analysis, competency-based needs assessment, strategic needs assessment, and techniques for managing needs assessments. HR professionals, practitioners, and students will find this comprehensive guide essential ER -