Corporations competing in the global marketface a number of challenges and opportunities in effective human resources training. Many firms address this issue by emphasizing multimedia-based training systems. Given the rapid increase in multimedia-based training, it is important that barriers to effective use of this technology be identijied. There is substantial evidence in the human resources training literature that low self-efficacy levels among trainees canform a barrier to a specific training technique. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe that receptiveness to multimedia-based training among trainees may differ based on multimedia sey-efficacy. This issue was examined through the use offactor analysis, which revealed two significant selfefficacy factors: developed self-eJicacy and existing self-eficacy. These factors proved to be highly significant to respondents' perceptions of multimedia training effectiveness. Thefinding suggests that training effectiveness is determined not only by the training content and media presentation but also by the trainees' sey-eficacy.Two of the important issues that organizations face in today's world of global competition and opportunity are the training and development of human resources and the use of rapidly growing technology (Ferman, Hoyman, Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Savoie, 1990). Goldstein (1989) has argued that managers and organizations are more frequently turning to training as a solution to work issues. There is evidence to support Goldstein's arguments. Recent studies estimate that organizations within the United States spend more than $50 billion annually in the development and delivery of training programs

The current goal of many US firms is to become the highest quality and lowest cost leaders in their markets. Achieving this goal requires major changes in how products and services are produced. Many systems have been developed to assist firms in accomplishing this goal; they include such diverse areas as Just‐in‐Time manufacturing (JIT), Material Resource Planning II (MRP II), Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), CAD/CAM, Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), and Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS). One key element in the success of these systems is that accurate data concerning plant operations must be immediately available to those who need it. More and more frequently, this requirement is being addressed through the use of automatic data collection systems (ADC). Seeks to provide insights into the application of ADC systems in US industries. Considers the type of data collection system installed, the implementation and operational problems encountered, and the degree of success enjoyed by the firm using ADC. Data were gathered via a survey instrument administered to the membership of a national organization, the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM).

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