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Direct linkTorraco, Richard J. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2005
Six theoretical perspectives on work design are examined for their contributions to our understanding of how work is organized and designed in organizations: sociotechnical systems theory, process improvement, adaptive structuration theory, the job characteristics model, technostructural change models, and activity theory. A critique of these…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Human Resources, Education Work Relationship, Labor Force Development
Holton, Elwood F., III; Naquin, Sharon – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2005
HRD evaluation models are recommended for use by organizations to improve decisions made about HRD interventions. However, the organizational decision-making literature has been virtually ignored by evaluation researchers. In this article, we review the organizational decision-making literature and critically review HRD evaluation research through…
Descriptors: Models, Evaluation Research, Criticism, Labor Force Development
