Foundations of Human Resource Development, Second Edition
- 9h 39m
- Elwood F. Holton III, Richard A. Swanson
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- 2009
This book provides an up-to-date overview of the state of the HRD profession as well as the terminology and processes required for sound HRD practice and research. Swanson and Holton’s work is supplemented with contributions from Professors Alexandre Ardichvili, Theo Bastiaens, Thomas J. Chermack, Richard W. Herling, K. Peter Kuchinke, Sharon S. Naquin, Wendy E.A. Ruona, Richard J. Torraco, Greg W. Gang, and Karen E. Watkins.
The book is divided into seven parts. Part 1 provides a basic understanding of HRD models, processes, and history. Part 2 outlines the critical theoretical and philosophical foundations of HRD. Part 3 explores learning and performance paradigms and associated models within each. The next two parts capture the substance of training and development and organization development, including examples of best practices along with variations in core thinking, processes, interventions, and tools. Part 6 focuses on HRD’s role in high-level organizational and systems-level issues of strategy, accountability, and policy and planning. Finally, part 7 addresses contemporary issues such as globalization, technology, and emerging challenges to the field.
About the Authors
Dr. Richard A. Swanson is Distinguished Research Professor of Human Resource Development and The Sam Lindsey Chair in the College of Business and Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He is also professor emeritus of human resource development at the University of Minnesota. Swanson has published extensively and has consulted with organizations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is the founding editor of both the Human Resource Development Quarterly and Advances in Developing Human Resources. Swanson is former president of the Academy of Human Resource Development. In 1995, the academy established the Richard A. Swanson Award for Excellence in Research and inducted him into the HRD Scholar Hall of Fame in 2002.
Dr. Elwood F. Holton III is a Professor of Human Resource Development and Executive Director of the Center for Leadership Development at Louisiana State University. He is founding editor of the Human Resource Development Review and past president of the Academy of Human Resource Development. Beyond his extensive publications, Holton has consulted with many organizations, including J. P. Morgan, CIGNA, Ford Motor, Honeywell, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and the U.S. Department of Energy. He was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 2005.
In this Book
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Foundations of Human Resource Development, Second Edition
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Preface
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Human Resource Development as a Professional Field of Practice
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Introduction to Human Resource Development Models and Processes
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History of Human Resource Development
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The Role of Theory and Philosophy in Human Resource Development
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Theory of Human Resource Development
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Component Theories of Human Resource Development
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Paradigms of Human Resource Development
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Perspectives on Performance in Human Resource Development
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Perspectives on Learning in Human Resource Development
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Overview of Training and Development
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The Nature of Expertise
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Training and Development Practices
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Overview of Organization Development
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The Nature of the Change Process
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Organization Development Practices
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Strategy and Human Resource Development
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Accountability in Human Resource Development
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Human Resource Development Policy and Planning
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Globalization and Human Resource Development
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Technology and Human Resource Development
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Challenges Facing Human Resource Development
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