HRD and Employee Outcomes. Symposium 42. [Concurrent Symposium Session at AHRD Annual Conference, 2000.]

This document contains three papers from a symposium on human resource development (HRD) and employee outcomes that was conducted as part of a HRD conference. "The Impact of Participating in Human Resource Development Activities on Individuals' Job Level and Income" (Tim de Jong, Bob Witziers, Martin Mulder) presents the results of a linear regression analysis of data collected from a sample of 1,957 respondents, which showed that participating in HRD activities has a significant but modest impact on individuals' job level and a significant but very small impact on their income. "The Relationship between Training and Organizational Commitment in the Health Care Field" (Kenneth R. Bartlett) discusses a study of a sample of 337 registered nurses from 5 hospitals that demonstrated that the nurses' perceived access to training, social support for training, motivation to learn, and perceived benefits of training are positively correlated to organizational commitment. "The Role of HRD in Promoting Job Satisfaction in Malaysian SMEs [Small and Medium Enterprises]" (Robert W. Rowden, Shamsuddin Ahmad) reports on a study of the nature and extent of HRD and level of job satisfaction among workers in Malaysian SMEs and established a correlation between workplace learning and job satisfaction. The papers contain reference sections. (MN)