Human Resource Development: Theory and Practice - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0230367151 ISBN 13: 9780230367159

Casa editrice: Palgrave, 2013

Riassunto

This core textbook, edited by five leading scholars of the subject, provides a comprehensive overview of the key topics, debates and themes in this increasingly important field. Balancing research-led theory with industry best-practice to provide students with a definitive overview of HRD, the book draws on the international experience of its authors to tackle topics as diverse as leadership and managing development, change and diversity, workplace learning, and graduate employability. The book's approachable yet thorough writing style and lively presentation helps students to understand the topic from a critical perspective while also demonstrating how HRD plays out in reality.

This is an essential textbook for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students of Human Resource Development on HRD or Business and Management degree programmes.

New to this Edition:
- New contributors and revised content, including additional coverage of careers, career management and employability
- More international coverage, especially of the EU
- Inclusion of topical subjects including employee engagement, skills shortage and business partnering
- Improved student-friendly pedagogy and updated figures and diagrams to appeal to different learning styles
- Thoroughly updated references and web links

Su questo libro

Informazioni sugli autori

Jeff Gold is Professor of Organization Learning at Leeds Beckett University, UK

Rick Holden is Visiting Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Paul Iles is Professor of HRD at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Human Resource Development provides a comprehensive overview of the key topics, debates and themes in this increasingly important field. Written by a team of leading experts, the book balances research-led theory with industry best-practice to provide students with a definitive overview of HRD. The book draws on the international experience of its authors, covering topics as diverse as leadership and development; change and diversity; workplace learning and graduate employability.

New to this edition:

• Additional coverage of careers, career management and employability
• Inclusion of topical subjects including employee engagement, skills shortage and business partnering
• Improved student-friendly pedagogy including real life case studies, discussion questions and chapter summaries
• Thoroughly updated references and web links

Human Resource Development is an essential text for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students of HRD.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Palgrave
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0230367151
• ISBN 13: 9780230367159
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 460
• Redattore: Gold Jeff
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile