Human Resource Development
eBook - ePub

Human Resource Development

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Human Resource Development

About this book

David McGuire?s student-friendly introduction looks at Human Resource Development on an individual, organisational and societal level analysing how HRD can play a major role in organisational innovation, in developing communities and society and in operating on a cross-national and international basis.

Key features:

  • Links key training design and learning theories to broader economic and societal issues for a more holistic and in-depth understanding of the field.
  • Seven brand new chapters ensure a good fit with HRD programmes at all levels and reflect the latest developments in the field, including career development, strategic HRD, knowledge management, the environment, ethics and CSR and the future of HRD.
  • High profile case studies in each chapter bring the theory to life including Apple, Massive Open Online Courses, Barclays, Stephen Lawrence, Lloyds Pharmacy, Marriott Hotels, Netflix, Black and Decker, Google, Colgate-Palmolive, Marks and Spencer and Valve.
  • Case vignettes throughout the chapters highlight HRD in action and provoke critical analysis and discussion, including How a Beer Can Aided the Design of Canon's Revolutionary Mini-Copier and The Alaskan Village Set to Disappear Under Water in a Decade.
  • An Appendix contains advice on preparing for an HRD examination as well as example exam questions and sample answers, to ensure examination success.
  • Chapters map to the CIPD's requirements at levels 5 and 7 making it an ideal core text for accredited and non-accredited programmes alike.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Illustration List
  7. Table List
  8. About the Author
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Guided Tour
  12. About the Companion Website
  13. 1 Foundations of Human Resource Development
  14. Part 1 HRD at the Individual Level
  15. 2 Adult Learning Theories
  16. 3 Creativity and HRD
  17. 4 Career Development
  18. 5 Identity and Diversity
  19. Part 2 HRD at the Organisational Level
  20. 6 Training and Development
  21. 7 Evaluating Training Outcomes
  22. 8 Performance Management and HRD
  23. 9 Strategic HRD
  24. 10 Organisational Learning and the Learning Organisation
  25. 11 Knowledge Management
  26. 12 Leadership Development
  27. Part 3 HRD at the Societal Level
  28. 13 International HRD
  29. 14 HRD and the Environment
  30. 15 HRD at the Community and Societal Level
  31. Conclusion
  32. Appendix Preparing for HRD Examinations
  33. Answers
  34. Answers
  35. Answers
  36. Answers
  37. Answers
  38. Answers
  39. References
  40. Index