Fundamentals of Human Resource Development

Encompassing management, psychology, economics, adult education and more, Human Resource Development (HRD) has emerged as one of the most multifaceted areas of business and management in recent years.

The collections' well renowned editors reflect the multidisciplinary focus of HRD by structuring this four-volume set around the role of HRD on the individual, group, organization and society.

This collection is presented in eight parts:

Part One: The Nature of HRD

Part Two: Learning

Part Three: Training and Development

Part Four: Career Development

Part Five: Organization Development

Part Six: Identity and Diversity

Part Seven: HRD in the Global Context

Part Eight: Researching HRD

Edited by well-renowned academics in the field, this collection is structured around the role of HRD on the individual, group, organization and society to reflect the multidisciplinary focus of human resource development.

PART ONE: THE NATURE OF HRD
Defining HRD: An Examination of the Underlying Principles of HRD
Models for HRD Practice - P. McLagan
Economics and Human Resource Development - G.G. Wang and R.A. Swanson
Commonly Held Theories of HRD - L. A. Weinberger
A Refusal to Define HRD - M. Lee
Exploring Human Resource Development - T.N. Garavan, D. McGuire and D. O'Donnell
A Level of Analysis Approach
Shining a Torch on Metaphor in HRD - D. Short
PART TWO: LEARNING
Theories of Learning
Situated Learning - J. Lave and E. Wenger
Legitimate Peripheral Participation
Communities of Practice - E.C. Wenger and W.M. Synder
The Organizational Frontier
Experiential Learning - D.A. Kolb
Contextual Factors Influencing Informal Learning in a Workplace Setting - A.D. Ellinger
The Case of 'Reinventing Itself Company'
How Groups Learn - J. Silberstang and M. London
The Role of Communication Patterns, Cue Recognition, Context Facility and Cultural Intelligence
Adult Learning
The Adult Learners - M. Knowles, E.F. Holton and R.A. Swanson
The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
Towards Development of a Generalized Instrument to Measure Andragogy - E.F. Holton III, L.S. Wilson and R.A. Bates
Updating Our Knowledge of Adult Learning - S.B. Merriam
Towards an Holistic Theory of Knowledge and Adult Learning - B. Yang
Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization
On Organizational Learning - C. Argyris
The Fifth Discipline - P. Senge
The Construct of the Learning Organization - B. Yang, K.E. Watkins and V.J. Marsick
Dimensions, Measurement and Validation
The Relationship between the Learning Organization Concept and Firms' Financial Performance - A.D. Ellinger
An Empirical Assessment
Disciplines of Organizational Learning - M. Easterby-Smith
Contributions and Critiques
Towards an Architecture of Organization-Led Learning - N. Heraty
Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital
A Model of Knowledge-Sharing Motivation - M. Gagne
Knowledge Sharing - S. Wang and R.A. Noe
A Review and Directions for Future Research
The Knowledge-Creating Company - I. Nonaka and H. Takeuchi
How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation
Knowledge and Organization - J.S. Brown and P. Duguid
A Social-Practice Perspective
The Tacit Dimension - M. Polanyi
Strategic HRD
Exploring Strategic Maturity in HRD - M. McCracken and M. Wallace
Rhetoric, Aspiration or Reality
A Strategic Perspective on Human Resource Development - T.N. Garavan
Desperately Seeking Alignment - V. Anderson
Reflections on Senior Line Managers and HRD Executives
Toward a Political Economy Model for Comparative Analysis of the Role of Strategic Human Resource Development Leadership - L. Yorks
Creating and Sustaining a Strategic Partnership - S.L. Peterson
A Model for Human Resource Development
PART THREE: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Training and Development
A Review and Critique of Research on Training and Organizational-Level Outcomes - P. Tharenou, A.M. Saks and C. Moore
Development of a Generalized Learning Transfer System Inventory - E.F. Holton III, R.A. Bates and W.E.A. Ruona
Influences of Individual and Situational Characteristics on Measures of Training Effectiveness - J.E. Mathieu, S.L. Tannenbaum and E. Salas
Investigation of the Factors That Influence Employees' Participation in Development Activities - R.A. Noe and S.L. Wik
Transfer of Training - T. Baldwin and J.K. Ford
A Review and Directions for Future Research
Evaluation
Behaviorally Anchored Competencies - K.E. Dooley et al
Evaluation Tool for Training via Distance
In Search of the Holy Grail - D. Russ-Eft and H.S. Preskill
Return on Investment Evaluation in Human Resource Development
Great Ideas Revisited - D.L. Kirkpatrick
Techniques for Evaluating Training Programmes
How to Measure the Return on Your HR Investment - J. Phillips and P. Phillips
Training Evaluation - G.G. Wang and D. Wilcox
Knowing More Than Is Practised
PART FOUR: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Career Development
Advances in Career Theory and Research - S.E. Sullivan and Y. Baruch
A Critical Review and Agenda for Future Exploration
Strategic Talent Management - D.G. Collings and K. Mellahi
A Review and Research Agenda
Executive Coaching - D.C. Feldman and M.J. Lankau
A Review and Agenda for Future Research
What Influences Continuous Employee Development Decisions? - C.M. Garofano and E. Salas
Career Development - T.M. Egan, M.G. Upton and S.A. Lynham
Load-Bearing Wall or Window Dressing? Exploring Definitions, Theories and Prospects for HRD-Related Theory Building
Models, Definitions and Outcome Variables of Action Learning - E.C. Chenhall and T.J. Chermack
A Synthesis with Implications for HRD
Management and Leadership Development
Behavioural Indicators of Ineffective Managerial Coaching - A.D. Ellinger, R.G. Hamlin and R.S. Beattie
A Cross-National Study
It's All Action, It's All Learning - J. Clarke et al
Action Learning in SMEs
Emotional Intelligence - D. Goleman
Issues in Paradigm Building in the Emotionally Intelligent Workplace
Emotional Labour in Corporate Change Programmes - S. Turnbull
Towards Universalistic Models of Managerial Leadership Effectiveness - R.G. Hamlin
A Comparative Study of Recent British and American Derived Models
PART FIVE: ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
Organizational Commitment and Organizational Culture
The Measurement and Antecedents of Affective, Continuance and Normative Commitment to the Organization - N.J. Allen and J.P. Meyer
Culture's Consequences - G.H. Hofstede
Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations across Nations
Organization Culture - E.H. Schein
Organizational Performance
The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Turnover, Productivity and Corporate Performance - M.A. Huselid
The Foundations of Performance Improvement and Implications for Practice - R.A. Swanson
Key Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Developmental Interactions - E.R. Eddy et al
Human and Social Capital
The Age of Human Capital - G.S. Becker
Education in the 21st Century
The Evolution of Social Capital Theory - J. Storberg-Walker
A Critique of a Theory of Social Capital and Implications for HRD
Social Network Analysis in Human Resource Development - J.P. Hatala
A New Methodology
Linking Mentoring and Social Capital - S.A. Hezlett and S.K. Gibson
Implications for Career and Organization Development
PART SIX: IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY
Diversity and HRD
Resisting HRD's Resistance to Diversity - L.L. Bierema
How Lesbians Learn to Negotiate the Heterosexism of Corporate America - J. Gedro, R.M. Cervero and J. Johnson-Bailey
Evaluating AHRD Research Using a Feminist Research Framework - L.L. Bierema and M. Cseh
Where to Now? Race and Ethnicity in Workplace Learning and Development Research: 1980-2005 - A.K. Brooks and T. Clunis
Diversity in Human Resource Development and Continuing Professional Education - J.M. Ross-Gordon and A.K. Brooks
What Does It Mean for the Workforce, Clients and Professionals
PART SEVEN: HRD IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
National and International HRD
If We Can't Define HRD in One Country, How Can We Define It in an International Context? - G.N. McLean and L.D. McLean
The Concept of Culture in International Comparative HRD Research - A. Ardichvili and K.P. Kuchinke
Methodological Problems and Possible Solutions
Theorizing Advances in International Human Resource Development - B.D. Metcalfe and C.J. Rees
Does It Matter Where to Conduct Training? Accounting for Cultural Factors - B. Yang, Y. Wang and A.W. Drewry
PART EIGHT: RESEARCHING HRD
Theory-Building and HRD
The General Method of Theory-Building Research in Applied Disciplines - S.A. Lynham
Challenges and Choices for Theoretical Research in Human Resource Development - R.J. Torraco
An Impressionistic Framework for Theorizing about Human Resource Development - J.L. Callahan and T.D. DeDavila
Writing Integrative Literature Reviews - R.J. Toracco
Guidelines and Examples
Case Study Research and Theory-Building - L.M. Dooley
Critical Theory and HRD
Critically Challenging Some Assumptions in HRD - D. O'Donnell, D. McGuire and C. Cross
Towards a Critical HRD in Theory and Practice - T. Fenwick
A Critical Time for HRD? - S. Sambrook
PART NINE: CONCLUSION
Reflections on the Field and the Future of HRD
Who Is Not Sleeping with Whom? What's Not Being Talked about in HRD? - K. Trehan
The Making of 21st Century HR - W.E.A. Ruona and S. Gibson
An Analysis of the Convergence of HRM, HRD and OD
Human Development as a Central Goal of Human Resource Development - K.P. Kuchinke

Edited by well-renowned academics in the field, this collection is structured around the role of HRD on the individual, group, organization and society to reflect the multidisciplinary focus of human resource development.