TY - BOOK AU - Gibb,Stephen TI - Human resource development: Poundations, Process, Contexts SN - 9780230247109 (pbk.) AV - HF5549.5.T7 G46 2011 U1 - 658.3124 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Employees KW - Training of KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management KW - bisacsh KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-434) and index; Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction to Human Resource Development -- PART I: PROCESS -- HRD Needs: People, Work and Organisations -- Designing for HRD: Principle and Applications -- Managing Workplace HRD in Action -- HRD Quality: Reviewing and Evaluating -- HRD and Theory -- PART II: PRACTICES -- HRD Strategies: Systems, Roles and Outcomes -- Development Partnerships: Coaching and Mentoring -- Learning in Groups -- Technology Change and HRD -- HRD Provider Organisations -- PART III: PERSPECTIVES -- Workplace HRD and Public Policy -- Knowledge Management and Communities of Practice -- Diversity Themes and HRD -- Strategic HRD -- Looking Ahead N2 - "The newest edition of this highly successfuly book provides a complete and integrated introduction to the processes, practices and perspectives of HRD in the workplace from a theory and practice perspective. Various aspects of HRD at work are explored through case studies, encouraging the student to link the practicalities of HRD with academic analysis"-- UR - http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/109/9780230247109/image/lgcover.9780230247109.jpg ER -