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Germain, Marie-Line; Palamara, Sherry A. – Online Submission, 2007
Solution-focused applications are proposed to assist survivor employees to return to workplace homeostasis after co-workers voluntarily or involuntarily leave the organization. A model for transitional coping is presented as well as a potential case study illustrating the application of the model. Implications for the theory, practice, and…
Descriptors: Coping, Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Models
Githens, Rod P. – Online Submission, 2007
Critical approaches to HRD do not focus solely on improving organizational performance; instead, they address previously undiscussable issues such as power, politics, class, sexism, racism, and heterosexism. Since critical HRD often seeks to raise problems instead of solve them immediately, it is sometimes criticized for being elitist and detached…
Descriptors: Action Research, Gender Bias, Labor Force Development, Adult Education
Chemarck, Thomas J.; Payne, Tiffani D. – Online Submission, 2005
This article builds on previous work that classified types of scenario planning as effective or relevant for particular situations, by adding consideration for levels within the organization. In addition, the argument is built for using a particular form of scenarios to anticipate or explore process level problems and outcomes. The problem of…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Problem Solving, Simulation, Job Performance
Gallagher, Suzanne J. – Online Submission, 2004
The yearning for spirituality and social responsibility in HRD illuminates the need for reflective practice in professional education to be transformed by multiple sources of information and praxis questions. Theological reflection, a form of reflective practice, is contextualized by praxis questions, spirituality, and social analysis. An…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Social Responsibility, Professional Education, Reflective Teaching