Human Resource Development: Practices and Orthodoxies (Management, Work and Organisations) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230292275 ISBN 13: 9780230292277

Publisher: Palgrave, 2013

Synopsis

Brings together international experts in human resource development to critically re-examine some central contemporary concepts and practices in the subject.

About this title

About the Author

John Walton is Professor in Human Resource Development (HRD) in the London Metropolitan University Business School, UK.

Claire Valentin is a Lecturer and Programme Director in the Dept of Higher and Community Education at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

From the Back Cover

Human Resource Development brings together an internationally recognised group of contributors to provide a critical overview of contemporary concepts, practices and orthodoxies in human resource development (HRD).

The book focuses on four key areas of HRD thinking and practice; formative concepts; training and development interventions; career development practices; and team development practices. Each chapter will identify the theoretical and empirical starting points, and outline the context, history, and current utilisation. Theoretical critique is enhanced by practical examples, providing a critical, but highly accessible examination of contemporary HRD practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230292275
• ISBN 13: 9780230292277
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Walton John