KJV Dictionary Definition: devour devour. DEVOUR, v.t. L., to eat. 1. To eat up; to eat with greediness; to eat ravenously, as a beast of prey, or as a hungry man. We will say, some evil beast hath devoured him. Genesis 37. In the morning, he shall devour the prey. Genesis 49. 2. To destroy; to consume with rapidity and violence.
For more wide-ranging programs, such as managersâ spot awards, peer recognition, and other incentives for exhibiting organizational values, Dittman estimates the annual spend should be between $12 and $64 per employee annually, depending on thevariety of the offerings.
The Association for Talent Development analyzed training and development expenditure data submitted by 340 organizations of all shapes and sizes for its 2014 State of the Industry Report. The group found that, on average, organizations spent $1,208 per employee in 2013âa 1 percent increase over the previous year. Further, the number of hours that employees spent on training and development increased to 31.5 hours from 30.3. The spending per employee was heavily influenced by the size of the organization and its industry, according to ATD. Small organizations with fewer than 500 employees spent around $1,888 per employee, while larger organizations spent $838.