Evaluating a training programme for executive coaches

Evaluating IMU communication skills training programme: assessment tool development.

This article describes the development of four assessment tools designed to evaluate the communication skills training (CST) programme at the International Medical University (IMU). The tools measure pre-clinical students' 1) perceived competency in basic interpersonal skills, 2) attitude towards patient-centred communication, 3) conceptual knowledge on doctor-patient communication, and 4) acce...

Coaching under pressure: mental skills training for sports coaches

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Evaluating the effectiveness of an emergency preparedness training programme for public health staff in China.

BACKGROUND The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) crisis of 2003 provided a new urgency in China in terms of preparing public health staff to respond effectively to public health emergencies. Although the Chinese Government has already carried out a series of emergency education and training programmes to improve public health staff's capability of emergency preparedness, it remains uncle...

A General Framework for Evaluating Executive Stock Options∗

Motivated by recent recommendations by both European and American accounting standards boards that executive stock options be expensed in firms’ statements, we provide an analytical and flexible framework for their evaluation. Our approach takes into account the vesting period, American style, resetting and reloading provisions that are features of many options programs, and also considers the ...