Descriptor
| Action Research | 7 |
| Labor Force Development | 7 |
| Organizational Development | 7 |
| Adult Education | 6 |
| Human Resources | 4 |
| Theory Practice Relationship | 4 |
| Adult Learning | 3 |
| Models | 3 |
| Organizational Climate | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| Cultural Pluralism | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Personnel (AMA) | 1 |
Publication Type
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Collected Works - General | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Asia | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 |
| Haiti | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 1 |
| Wisconsin (Milwaukee) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Mirabile, Richard J. – Personnel (AMA), 1988
Presents a case study of how action research can be used to design a career development program based on the principles of change used in organization development. Steps in the model are data collection, analysis, feedback, program draft, recommendations, and evaluation. (CH)
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Career Development, Case Studies
Download full text2001
This symposium on organization development (OD) consists of three presentations. "A Study of Gender Management Preferences as Related to Predicted Organizational Management Paradigms for the Twenty-First Century" (Cathy Bolton McCullough) reports a study that found that access to diverse management preferences and the manner in which the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administration, Adult Education, Definitions
Buono, Anthony F., Ed. – 2003
This book contain papers 13 papers on enhancing inter-firm networks, including by intervening in mergers and acquisitions and developing strategic alliances and partnerships. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Anthony F. Buono); "Making Mergers and Acquisitions Work: A Guide to Consulting Interventions" (Mitchell Lee Marks);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Business
2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on tools in human resource development (HRD). "Game Theory Methodology in HRD" (Thomas J. Chermack, Richard A. Swanson) explores the utility of game theory in helping the HRD profession address the complexity of integrating multiple theories for disciplinary understanding and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Benefits
PDF pending restoration2000
This document contains presentations from four poster sessions at a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Human Resource and Organization Development Program Brochures: What Prospective Students Want" (Rose Opengart, Mary Wilson Callahan) reports on a study of promotional materials of graduate programs in the field of human…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Corporations
Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
2002
This document contains four papers on organization development and human resources. "Identification of Key Predictors of Rapid Change Adaptation in a Service Organization" (Constantine Kontoghiorghes, Carol Hansen) reports on the results of an exploratory study, which suggests that rapid change adaptation will be more likely to occur in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Adult Learning
