ABSTRACT

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 HR

part |2 pages

PART I New frontiers in HRD: why now? Setting the scene

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|14 pages

A refusal to define HRD

part |2 pages

Part II Developments in the human-centred approach to HRD

chapter 6|33 pages

Working with values

A study of HR consultants in the charity and voluntary sectors

part |2 pages

Part III Developments in the organizational orientation of HRD

chapter 8|48 pages

Project-based learning in work organizations

Strategies used by employees, managers and HRD professionals

part |2 pages

Part IV HRD in the future

chapter 11|30 pages

The knowledge revolution and the knowledge economy

The challenge for HRD