TABLE OF CONTENTS:; Preface; Chp.1. The importance of trends; Chp.2. Strategy and Training; Chp.3. Need assessment and Analysis; Chp.4. Performance Improvement; Chp.5. Corporate Universities; Chp.6. Training and Delivery; Chp.7. Shared Responsibilities; Chp.8. Systematic Evaluation; Chp.9. Measuring ROI; Chp.10. Training Cost; Chp.11. Profit Centres; Chp.12. Budgeting; Chp.13. Learning Organizations; Chp.14. Management Partnership; Chp.15.Technology; Chp.16. Global Training Program; Chp.17. Outsourching; Chp.18. Working with the Trends; Appendix 1 : Top 16 Global HRD Trends : Survey results; Appendix 2: Second 16 Global HRD trends : Survey Resuts