International Human Resource Development: Learning, Education and Training for Individuals and Organizations, Third Edition
- 9h 49m
- John P. Wilson (ed)
- Kogan Page
- 2012
Growing and influential, the discipline of Human Resource Development (HRD) is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. HRD is increasingly viewed as the only source of sustainable competitive advantage for an organization.
This book offers an international perspective on the significant developments in the field and covers HRD and learning, organizational learning including a discussion of change management, a comparative view of learning education, training and human resource development in both developed and emerging countries, a section covering the training cycle from identification of training needs to design, delivery and evaluation and a final discussion of HRD management including functions and services, leadership development, learning spaces and business ethics.
A distinguished group of international contributors present current views from Europe Ireland, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia UK, USA, India, Iraq, Brazil, Romania, South Africa and Australia. American contributors include Maria Cseh from George Washington University, Douglas Jondle from University of St Thomas Minnesota and K. Peter Kuchinke from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
About the Editor
John P. Wilson is a consultant and researcher who holds positions at Oxford, Sheffield and Bradford Universities, UK. He is also the author of Experiential Learning (published by Kogan Page).
In this Book
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International Human Resource Development
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Strategic Human Resource Development
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What is Learning?
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Change Management and Organization Development
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Knowledge Management
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National Systems of Education
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UK Vocational Education and Training
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European Vocational Education and Training
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National Human Resource Development Strategies: Comparing Brazil, Russia, India and China
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International Development: Policy Learning as an Approach to VET Reform in Transition and Development Countries
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Capacity Development and Human Resource Development
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The Identification of Learning Needs
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Designing Learning Events
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Working in Multicultural and Multilingual Environments: HRD Professionals as Learning and Change Agents in the Global Workplace
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Delivering Training
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Informal, Non-formal and Work-based Methods of Learning
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Coaching and Mentoring
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Assessment and Evaluation
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Leadership and Management Development
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Managing Human Resource Development Functions and Services
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HRD Practice and Research: Investigating Business Issues through Applied Social Science Research
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HRD and Consultancy
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Learning Spaces that Change People and Organizations
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HRD and Business Ethics
