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Tracey, William R., Ed. – 1994
This revised handbook on the theory and practice of human resources management and development (HRM/D) focuses on people management and the personnel development processes. The book's 18 parts and 102 chapters by 107 contributors provide authoritative and comprehensive information on every aspect of modern HRM/D. Part 1 provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Employee Assistance Programs, Employer Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Job Training
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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
Mumford, Alan, Ed. – 1997
This book contains 34 papers examining the theory, process, and outcomes of action learning at work. The following papers are included: "An Introduction to the Text" (Alan Mumford); "The Learning Equation" (Reg Revans); "Action Learning as a Vehicle for Learning" (Alan Mumford); "Placing Action Learning and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Theories
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on increasing job satisfaction that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "A Systematic Model of Job Design by Examining the Organizational Factors Affecting Satisfaction" (Zhichao Cheng, Danyang Yang, Fenglou Liu) reports on a project in which…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitude Change, Career Choice, Career Planning
2001
This document contains three papers on global team development. "Virtual Executives: A Paradox with Implications for Development" (Andrea Hornett), which is based on a case study exploring power relationships among members of a virtual team, demonstrates that members of a virtual team describe power differently for situations inside…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education
Wever, Kirsten S., Ed. – 2001
This book explores how two nations with widely divergent political economies, Germany and the United States (U.S.), embraced change in four contemporary settings. "Mutual Learning with Trade-Offs" (Kirsten Wever) discusses mutual learning and the distinguishing characteristics of the political economies of Germany and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis
