Effects of tuition payment and involvement on benefit from a management development program.

Investigated the effects of participants' investments of tuition, time, and effort on benefit from a management development program. Measures of benefit consisted of a summated rating scale and the economic scale of the Allport-Vernon Study of Values. Ss were 99 industrial executives in a 5-yr program. Those who paid part of their tuition, spent relatively more time in the program, and found the program difficult, benefited more. It is concluded that programs which do not require commitment and effort are not likely to achieve their immediate value objectives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)