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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1986
This document contains five case studies of plants within large enterprises in the automobile industry (Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Renault, and Volvo), plus reports of each company's views on human resource development, new technology, and changes in work organization and skill formation. The document is composed of five narrative sections,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Industrial Structure, Job Training
Saint, Avice – 1974
The book describes what must happen within an organization, both to its framework and its operations and to its instructional-learning process, if the organization and its employees are going to learn and adapt to their work tasks and roles. The major finding was that productive results occur primarily when training and learning are integrated…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business, Governmental Structure, Human Resources
Hayton, Geoff; Loveder, Philip – 1992
To meet new market requirements and respond to increasing international competition, enterprises in Australia are introducing competitive strategies involving workplace reform. Many enterprises are adopting a strategy for change that is focused on human resource development rather than on technology. A four-phase model of development for an…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Sleigh, Stephen R., Ed. – 1993
This book contains nine papers presented during a year-long series of seminars and a conference that analyzed the relationship between economic restructuring and industrial relations involving the joint academics, union leaders, government officials, business executives, and graduate fellows. These analyses include case studies from Western…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Developed Nations, Economic Change, Employer Employee Relationship
Hayton, Geoff; And Others – 1991
This four-part package is designed to assist Australian workshop leaders running 2-day workshops on skills analysis, skills audit, and training needs analysis. Part A contains information on how to use the package and a list of workshop aims. Parts B, C, and D consist, respectively, of the workshop leader's guide; overhead transparency sheets and…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Data Analysis, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
Bailey, Thomas – 1990
Changes in the economy and the workplace are changing job skill requirements and the process of skill acquisition. A study analyzed occupational trends and projections, performed case studies of four industry sectors (apparel and textile, accounting, management consulting, and software development), and reviewed research on changing skill demands…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrative Organization, Computer Software Development, Consultants