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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
Amaya, Tadashi – 1990
This paper discusses human resources development (HRD) in Japanese industry. Chapter I addresses changing industrial and occupational structures as a foundation for planning and constructing management strategy, especially for business restructuring. The actual situation regarding business diversification is considered, and an attempt is made to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Career Development, Employment Patterns
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
Flynn, Patricia M. – 1992
This paper demonstrates that production life-cycle models provide a conceptual framework to analyze systematically the interrelationships between industrial and technological change and human resources. Section II presents the life-cycle model, focusing on its implications for the types and level of employment and skill requirements in an area.…
Descriptors: Competition, Dislocated Workers, Economic Development, Emerging Occupations
Hirschhorn, Larry D. – 1989
Case studies examined the context and impact of training in three factories: a bakery, a circuit assembly plant, and a plant that produces microchips. Cookie-Foods, Inc. used Statistical Process Control (SPC) and a course on problem solving to increase the operators' productivity. Impact of the SPC program was limited, because workers who…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Bakery Industry, Case Studies
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