Can Interest in Distance Training be Sustained in Corporate Organizations?
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2005-02
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Berge, Zane L.; Kendrick, Adrian A.; Can Interest in Distance Training be Sustained in Corporate Organizations?; International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning 2,2 (2005);
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Abstract
Establishment of distance training solutions in corporate organizations has increased on a large
scale all around the world. This is especially true among organizations that have employees and
clients scattered in various locations around the globe. The implementation of distance training is
an effective tool for reducing training cost, saving time, and creating a more knowledgeable and
productive workforce. Even so, implementation of distance training in corporate organizations is
moving at a relatively slow pace (Lane, n.d.; Portway & Lane, n.d.). One theory is that many
organizations just do not have the internal expertise to properly plan for the change in learning
paradigms. Other organizations find it difficult to foster wide scale interest and now struggle to
maintain their distance training program.
The purpose of this article is to analyze various obstacles that stifle interest in sustaining distance
training in corporate organizations. The secondary purpose is to develop some possible solutions
that can be used by organizations to implement and maintain distance training programs.
In this article, a distance training program is defined as an organizational process, consisting of
policies and procedures specific to departments’ or divisions, functions and responsibilities
(Schreiber and Berge, 1998).