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Download full textSmith, Robert L. – 1988
This information analysis concerns human resource development (HRD), defined as consisting of programs and activities that positively affect the development of the individual and the productivity and profit of the organization. Several key human resource development components are identified and discussed: (1) training and development; (2)…
Descriptors: Career Development, Classification, Employee Assistance Programs, Human Resources
Kerka, Sandra – 1995
Any type of organization can be a learning organization (LO) if it possesses certain characteristics: provide continuous learning opportunities, use learning to reach its goals, link individual performance with organizational performance, foster inquiry and dialogue, embrace creative tension as a source of energy and renewal, and be continuously…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Imel, Susan – 1995
In a high performance work organization (HPWO), employee basic skills are just one of many components. HPWOs feature the following: they have flatter organizational structures, have work done by teams of highly skilled workers, and have a focus on quality, customer service, and continuous improvement. The collaborative approach to workplace…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employer Employee Relationship
Mamarchev, Helen L. – 1982
This review of the literature, derived from a comprehensive computer search of three databases (ERIC, ABI/INFORM, and Management Contents), discusses career development as an integral part of human development and its place in educational and community settings, with a particular emphasis on the current popularity of career development in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business, Career Choice, Career Development
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
Because of its focus on improving work performance at the individual, group, organizational, and interorganizational levels, the field of human resource development (HRD) is affected by and responds to trends in work, organizations, and the global economy. A literature review reveals that the following themes recur throughout the HRD literature:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies
Harris, Howard – 2000
This document examines the current state of workplace learning within the context of the changing workplace of the late 20th century. The document begins with an overview of the evolution of employer-dominated training from Taylorism to the rise of human resource development during the late 1970s and 1980s. The development of the concepts of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Corporate Education
