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What Is HRD? A Definitional Review and Synthesis of the HRD Domain
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Hamlin, Bob; Stewart, Jim – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2011
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to present the findings of a definitional review and comparative study of HRD definitions. It also reports the results of comparing and contrasting a synthesis of the "intended purposes" and "processes" constituting these definitions against various definitions and conceptualisations of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Definitions, Literature Reviews
A Research Synthesis of the Evaluation Capacity Building Literature
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Labin, Susan N.; Duffy, Jennifer L.; Meyers, Duncan C.; Wandersman, Abraham; Lesesne, Catherine A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2012
The continuously growing demand for program results has produced an increased need for evaluation capacity building (ECB). The "Integrative ECB Model" was developed to integrate concepts from existing ECB theory literature and to structure a synthesis of the empirical ECB literature. The study used a broad-based research synthesis method with…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Literature Reviews, Data Analysis, Coding
Beyond the Learning Process and toward the Knowledge Creation Process: Linking Learning and Knowledge in the Supportive Learning Culture
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Yoon, Seung Won; Song, Ji Hoon; Lim, Doo Hun – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2009
This integrative literature review synthesizes the concepts and process of organizational knowledge creation with theories of individual learning. The knowledge conversion concept (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995; Nonaka, Toyama, & Byosiere, 2001) is used as the basis of the organizational knowledge creation process, while major learning theories relevant…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Learning Processes
Diversity Management Interventions and Organizational Performance: A Synthesis of Current Literature
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Curtis, Ellen Foster; Dreachslin, Janice L. – Human Resource Development Review, 2008
Despite the growing body of literature focused on diversity management and its implications for career experiences and perceptions, team dynamics, customer service, and other dimensions of organizational performance, a significant gap remains. To address the gap, this article reviews the managing diversity literature published between January 2000…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Intervention
Sociotechnical Walkthrough: A Means for Knowledge Integration
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Herrmann, Thomas; Loser, Kai-Uwe; Jahnke, Isa – Learning Organization, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to show that for the successful development of socio-technical systems it is essential that various stakeholders are able to integrate their different knowledge and perspectives. A method that supports knowledge integration in the course of introduction and development of socio-technical systems is the…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Success, Context Effect, Technology
Organizational Learning, Tacit Information, and E-Learning: A Review
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Falconer, Liz – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce and develop the argument that e-learning technologies and techniques can play a pivotal role in encouraging and facilitating organizational learning, by transforming tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge and diffusing it throughout the organization. Design/methodology/approach: By synthesising…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Information Technology, Organizational Development, Synthesis