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Morris, Michael Lane; Storberg-Walker, Julia; McMillan, Heather S. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2009
This article presents a new model, generated through applied theory-building research methods, that helps human resource development (HRD) practitioners evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of organization development (OD) interventions. This model, called organization development human-capital accounting system (ODHCAS), identifies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Research Methodology, Outcomes of Education, Metric System
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Lee, Monica; Stead, Valerie – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1998
Review of human resource development in Britain since World War II finds that cohesion of view and approach among varied stakeholders has occurred during three periods: postwar structuralism, free-market entrepreneurialism, and new Labour resocialization. At other periods, stakeholders sought different objectives and had different visions for the…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries, Human Resources, Social Influences
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Sambrook, Sally – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2001
Using a contingency framework, three stages in the evolution of human resource development (HRD) in the National Health Service were identified: tell (training enacted within the classical management paradigm); sell (a competence approach to development for all employees); and gel (strategic HRD linked to corporate goals and future needs).…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Human Resources
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Hatcher, Tim; Aragon, Steven R. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2000
Describes the rationale for a code of ethics and integrity in human resource development (HRD). Outlines the Academy of Human Resource Development's standards. Reviews ethical issues faced by the HRD profession. (SK)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Human Resources, Integrity, Labor Force Development
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Swanson, Richard A. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1998
A research review identified findings about the financial analysis method, forecasting of the financial benefits of human resource development (HRD), and recent financial analysis research: (1) HRD embedded in a performance improvement framework yielded high return on investment; and (2) HRD interventions focused on performance variables forecast…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Human Resources, Job Performance