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Download full textButler, Elaine, Ed.; Brown, Mike, Ed. – 1993
These 12 papers are part of the study materials for the one-semester distance education unit, Project Development Plan 2, in the Open Campus Program at Deakin University (Australia). They examine the breadth and depth of the actions and debates around the social construction of skill and the critical role played by the concept of skill in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
Kennedy, Donald, Ed.; And Others – 1982
This collection of papers, which is intended as a contribution to the body of knowledge known as labor studies, examines the ways in which labor unions have and are continuing to respond to technological change in the workplace. The introduction by Donald Kennedy, Charles Craypo, and Mary Lehman traces the impact of technological change on the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Conditions, Labor Education
Jacobs, Ronald L., Ed. – 1991
The nine papers in this monograph, written by members of the University Council for Research in Human Resource Development, respond to the following questions: What is the most important organizational issue of the 1990s, and what human resource development (HRD) research questions might be generated from this issue? The papers are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Responsibility, Corporate Education, Developmental Programs
2001
This document contains three papers on human resource development (HRD) and trust in organizations. "Organizational Trust: An Orientation for the HRD Practitioner" (Christina L. Lafferty, Brad D. Lafferty) reviews research on organizational trust that was conducted with a focus on cognitive-based theories, affect-based theories, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attachment Behavior, Collegiality
Kennedy, Donald, Ed. – 1984
This collection of articles focuses on the negative impacts that deindustrialization has had on the American labor market, on American workers, and on the U.S. economy. The introduction, by Donald Kennedy, traces the development of the trend toward and negative impacts of deindustrialization, outlines some of the policy issues raised by…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Economic Change, Economic Development, Employer Employee Relationship
2001
The first of three papers from this symposium, "The Effects of Personality, Affectivity, and Work Commitment on Motivation to Improve Work through Learning" (Sharon S. Naquin, Elwood F. Holton III), examined the degree to which the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality, affectivity, and work commitment dimensions influenced motivation…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
2001
This symposium on workplace issues in human resources consists of two presentations. "The Effect of Organizational Structure on Single-Source and Multiple-Source Performance Appraisal Processes: Implications for Human Resource Development (HRD)" (Karen K. Yarrish, Judith A. Kolb) investigates ratee acceptance of single- and multi-source…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Career Development, Career Education
Doeringer, Peter B., Ed. – 1981
Selections from materials developed for a National Institute of Education two-day workshop to examine workplace perspectives on education and training policy are presented. Participants included employer and trade union representatives, education and training specialists, policy analysts, and government officials. Part I on national perspectives…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Employers
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on organizational culture and climate that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "A Comparative Profile of Workgroup Climate in Different Organizational Settings" (Allan H. Church) reports on a comparative analysis of climate data on more than 5,000…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cambodians, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context
2001
This symposium on leadership development consists of three presentations. "Organizational Performance: The Future Focus of Leadership Development Programs" (Doris B. Collins) reports research that analyzed 54 leadership studies from 1984-2000 and confirmed that organizations have begun to take a more systemic approach to leadership…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credibility, Developing Nations, Employer Employee Relationship
2001
This document contains three papers on organizational values. "Understanding the Work Beliefs of Nonprofit Executives through Organizational Stories" (Ava S. Wilensky, Carol D. Hansen) reports on a study during which qualitative interviews featuring a story component established that nonprofit executives constitute a diffuse managerial…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis
Prestoungrange, Gordon, Ed.; Sandelands, Eric, Ed.; Teare, Richard, Ed. – 2000
This three-part book contains 17 chapters that seek to explore and establish the framework around which global organizations might embed their own corporate virtual university. Part 1: Design Issues, contains the following chapters: "Customer Orientation and Motivation: The Key to Effective Learning Organizations" (Gordon…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Business Administration, Computer Uses in Education, Corporate Education
Froeschle, Richard, Ed. – 2000
This monograph is comprised of 12 essays related to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), each of which serves as a generic primer on a topic relevant to work force development staff and researchers nationwide. The essays are "Learning the Language of LMI (Labor Market Information): Basic Labor Market Information Terms and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Career Education, Career Information Systems
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on individual learning issues that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Communication in the Workplace: Using Myers-Briggs To Build Communication Effectiveness" (Patrice M. Scanlon, Judy K. Schmitz, Tracey Murray, Lisa M. Hooper) reports on a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Baby Boomers, Business Administration, Cognitive Style
2001
This symposium on human resource development (HRD) and small manufacturers consists of three presentations. "Toward a Model of Technical Assistance for Small Manufacturers: The Role of Performance Technology" (Dale C. Brandenburg) reviews literature documenting the need for technical assistance to small manufacturers, especially as it…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Developing Nations
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