New Frontiers in HRD

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-65044-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 334 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development

Factors such as globalisation, restructuring, casualization of employment and the erosion of pension rights have led to massive tensions in contemporary organizations. By exploring the boundaries of the field of Human Resource Development this book asks where is HRD in the middle of all this and presents an innovative and challenging approach to HRD theory and practice.

With contributions from a number of leading international scholars, the chapters draw upon a range of epistemologies and adopt a critically reflective perspective on the field. The chapters are divided into four sections moving from a critical perspective on the definition and boundaries of the field of HRD, through a re-thinking of the human-centred nature of HRD, and the organisational context within which HRD takes place, to, finally, perspectives on the future role of HRD in the changing knowledge economy.

The book's main conclusion is that HRD remains a contested concept within the more broadly contested field of organisation and management theory. Yet this is neither a drawback nor weakness on the one hand, nor an advantage or strength on the other. Both threats and opportunities present themselves for the future growth of HRD as an academic field, and as an arena of professional practice

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Monica

Stewart, Jim

Woodall, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: New Frontiers in HRD: Why now/setting the scene1. Introduction - Jean Woodall, Monica Lee and Jim Stewart2. Philosophy and Theory in HRD - Jim Mcgoldtrick, Jim Stewart and Sandra Watson3. A Refusal to Define HRD - Monica LeeSection II: Developments in the Human Centred Approach to HRD4. In Search of Ethics and Integrity in Human Resource Development - Darlene Russ-Eft5. Line Managers, HRD, Ethics and Values: Evidence from the Voluntary Sector - Rona S Beattie6. Working with Values: A Study of HR Consultants in the Charity and Voluntary Sectors - Diana Winstanley7. The Relationship between Professional Learning and Continuing Professional Development in the UK: A Critical Review of the Literature - Jean Woodall and Stephen GourlaySection III: Developments in the Organisational Orientation of HRD8. Project-Based Learning in Work Organizations: Strategies used by Employees, Managers, and the HRD Professionals - Rob F Poell9. Emotion, Politics and Learning: Toward an Organizational Orientation in Human Resource Development - Russ Vince10. Getting to the Heart of HRD: Some thoughts on the Relationship between Quality and Performance in Higher Education in the UK - Heather Höpfl 11. The Knowledge Revolution and the Knowledge Economy: the Challenge for HRD - Joseph Kessels12. The Evolution of HR? - Monica Lee

Über Autor(innen)

Lee, Monica
Monica Lee is Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, and is based at Lancaster University. She is the Editor of the monograph series Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development, and is Executive Secretary for the University Forum for HRD.

Stewart, Jim
Jim Stewart is Professor of HRD at Nottingham Business School, Chair of the University Forum for Human Resource Development and co-editor of three other books in this series.

Woodall, Jean
Jean Woodall is Associate Dean and Professor of HRD at Kingston Business School. She is also the current Editor in Chief of Human Resource Development International.

Jean Woodall is Associate Dean and Professor of HRD at Kingston Business School. She is also the current Editor in Chief of Human Resource Development International. Monica Lee is Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, and is based at Lancaster University. She is the Editor of the monograph series Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development, and is Executive Secretary for the University Forum for HRD. Jim Stewart is Professor of HRD at Nottingham Business School, Chair of the University Forum for Human Resource Development and co-editor of three other books in this series.