Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 22 Issue 1

The purchasing function as a professional service firm: implications for training and development

Paul Humphreys, Ronan McIvor, Eddie McAleer

Purchasing has undergone significant changes in many organizations and has moved from a reactive activity to a strategic one, contributing to a firm’s competitive success. The…

Windows‐based simulation software as an aid to learning

Brian Lehaney, Harry Kogetsidis, Avril Platt, Steve Clarke

Simulation is one of the most widely used tools within management science. The teaching of simulation has traditionally involved theory and practical model development. With the…

Training and development needs assessment: a practical model for partner institutes

Ridha Al‐Khayyat

This article introduces a practical model of training and development needs assessment for partner institutes. A detailed description of the model’s components is presented with a…

Proposed enhancement of the contribution of the teaching note to the case writing process

Barra Ó Cinnéide

The paper contends that in contrast to its well‐recognized role in assisting case users in the teaching/learning process, the teaching note’s importance in case writing has been…