Training Instruments in HRD and OD: Fourth Edition - Softcover

Pareek, Udai; Purohit, Surabhi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9352806905 ISBN 13: 9789352806904

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Training Instruments in HRD and OD is an outcome of Dr Udai Pareek’s rich worldwide experience of more than 50 years with diverse organisations, HRD professionals, researchers, students and trainers. It contains a repertoire of psychological tests, questionnaires, self-evaluation tests, projective techniques and other instruments that have been used by organisations in different countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ireland, Canada and USA. The experience from diverse users have widened the scope and application of these instruments with minor adaptations for different cultural settings. 

The book is an outcome of Dr Udai Pareek′s rich worldwide experience of more than 50 years with diverse organisations, HRD professionals, researchers, students, and trainers.

This enhanced fourth edition includes:

• A range of instruments for building team effectiveness in organisations.

• Added information on ‘reliability and validity’ in several instruments.

Celebrating its vast readership for over two decades, the book caters to Indian HRD professionals, trainers, consultants and researchers.

About this title

About the Authors

Udai Pareek was the chairman of the Academy of Human Resource Development and of the Institute of Developmental Research and Statistics. He was a distinguished visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Health Management Research, and also vice-president of its management board. He was on the management/governing boards of JIM, NIMID, NIA, NAM, RSIHFW, EMI, etc. He was also the editor of the Journal of Health Management and consulting editor of the Journal of Applied Behavioural Science. 

He served as chairman of the governing boards of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the South Asian Association of Psychologists (SAAP), the National HRD Network and of the Indian Society of Applied Behavioural Science and also of the Scientific Advisory Committee of IIHMR. He was the only Asian to become fellow of the National Training Laboratories (NTL), USA, and the only fellow from Indian Society for the Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). He was fellow of the Indian Society of Extension Education.

He served as US-aid HRD/OD Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Government of Indonesia; L&T Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Director, School of Basic Sciences and Humanities, University of Udaipur; Director in CEET Institute; and Professor at IARI NIHAE. He was the first editor of Vikalpa and was on the editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization and Group Studies, Psychologia, etc. He authored and edited about 50 books and about 350 papers. He received several national awards, and has been cited in a large number of national and international reference books.

Surabhi Purohit was an Associate Professor of Human Development (Home Science), University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, and is currently serving as a guest faculty in the University of Rajasthan. She is presently the secretary of Jaipur Chapter of the National HRD Network and has also worked in the capacity of vice-president in Jaipur Chapter. She is a consultant to various institutes and organisations for personal and organisational effectiveness. She has authored and edited nine books and has 40 papers, reviews and articles to her credit in national and international journals. She has supervised 14 students for PhD who have been awarded degrees. She has developed a number of instruments for parents, teachers and students. She has also received Lifetime Education Achievement Award. She has conducted various workshops for various groups such as parents, teachers, students, managers, etc. in different parts of the country. She has developed a number of instruments for various groups. She provides counselling services for parents, teachers and students to identify values, develop possible effective paths and develop strategies for effectiveness.

From the Back Cover

A landmark book on training instruments originally conceived and written by late Dr Udai Pareek, widely known as the father of HRD in India.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9352806905
• ISBN 13: 9789352806904
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 648