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ERIC Number: EJ766535
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 20
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1044-8004
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The Impact of a Short Self-Management Training Intervention in a Retail Banking Environment
Pattni, Indira; Soutar, Geoffrey N.; Klobas, Jane E.
Human Resource Development Quarterly, v18 n2 p159-178 Sum 2007
The study discussed in this article investigated the impact of a short self-management skills training course on frontline bank employees' learning about the use of self-management to overcome obstacles to the initiation of banking product sales, perceived self-efficacy in initiating the sale of a product, and performance in activities related to customer service. Trainees' scores on these measures were compared with a control group at three times (prior to training, four weeks posttraining, and twenty-four weeks posttraining). The results suggest that self-management training can be a valuable intervention in itself and need not be used solely as a posttraining intervention. Possible explanations for the across-the-board increase in performance observed in the study are discussed, as are some practical and ethical implications of this observation. (Contains 3 tables and 2 exhibits.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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