Evaluating outdoor experiential training for leadership and team building

Advocates of outdoor experiential training (OET) fervently believe in its efficacy, but often have difficulty mustering "hard data" on the business results attributable to OET. OET adherents tend to rely on testimonials of how it promotes leadership and team development. Return on investme...

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Published in:The Journal of management development 2003, Vol.22 (1), p.45-59
Main Authors: Williams, Scott D, Graham, T. Scott, Baker, Bud
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult learning
Behavioral Objectives
Communication
Educational objectives
Employee development
Employees
Evaluation
Experiential Learning
Interpersonal communication
Job Performance
Job Skills
Leadership
Leadership Training
Learning Processes
Learning Theories
Organizational behavior
Organizational change
Outcomes of Education
Outdoor Education
Problem solving
Return on Investment
Staff Development
Studies
Teaching Methods
Team Building
Team Training
Teams
Teamwork
Training
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Summary:Advocates of outdoor experiential training (OET) fervently believe in its efficacy, but often have difficulty mustering "hard data" on the business results attributable to OET. OET adherents tend to rely on testimonials of how it promotes leadership and team development. Return on investment (ROI) analysis is perhaps the best way to demonstrate the impact of OET. ROI calculations treat leadership and team development training expenditures as an investment and evaluate the financial returns to an organization relative to that investment. This paper outlines a model by which the ROI of OET can be calculated, and encourages research in this area.
ISSN:0262-1711
1758-7492
DOI:10.1108/02621710310454851