Preface |
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Foreword |
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List of figures |
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List of tables |
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Notes on contributors |
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Section I Origins of the field |
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1 The history, status and future of HRD |
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3 | (10) |
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13 | (8) |
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21 | (9) |
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4 Technical and vocational learning |
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30 | (10) |
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5 Continuing professional education, development and learning |
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40 | (11) |
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Section II Adjacent and related fields |
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51 | (60) |
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6 Organization development in the context of HRD: from diagnostic to dialogic perspectives |
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53 | (14) |
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7 Career development in the context of HRD: challenges and considerations |
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67 | (11) |
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8 Workers and union HRD: seeking employee voice and empowerment |
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78 | (11) |
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9 Human resource management and HRD: connecting the dots or ships passing in the night? |
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89 | (10) |
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10 Performance improvement: goals and means for HRD |
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99 | (12) |
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Section III Theoretical approaches |
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111 | (58) |
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11 Conceptualizing Critical HRD (CHRD): tensions, dilemmas and possibilities |
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113 | (11) |
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12 Social capital theory and HRD: debates, perspectives and opportunities |
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124 | (10) |
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13 The Learning-Network Theory: actors organize dynamic HRD networks |
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134 | (13) |
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14 Systems theory: relevance to HRD theory, research and practice |
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147 | (11) |
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15 Human capital theory and screening theory: relevance to HRD research and practice |
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158 | (11) |
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Section IV Policy perspectives |
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169 | (54) |
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16 National Human Resource Development (NHRD) |
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171 | (10) |
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181 | (12) |
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18 Lifelong learning as a life-large and life-deep reality |
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193 | (10) |
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203 | (9) |
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20 Talent management and leadership development |
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212 | (11) |
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Section V Interventions |
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223 | (62) |
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225 | (11) |
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22 Informal learning in learning organizations |
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236 | (13) |
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23 Communities of practice and value creation in networks |
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249 | (9) |
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24 Coaching and mentoring |
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258 | (14) |
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25 Structured on-the-job training |
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272 | (13) |
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Section VI Core issues and concerns |
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26 Work and its personal, social, and cross-cultural meanings |
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287 | (11) |
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27 Organizational sustainability, corporate social responsibility and business ethics |
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298 | (9) |
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28 Diversity and inclusion initiatives in organizations |
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307 | (11) |
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29 Working conditions of child labor and migrant workers |
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318 | (11) |
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329 | (12) |
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Section VII HRD as a profession |
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31 Certification of HRD professionals |
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343 | (24) |
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32 University programmes in HRD |
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367 | (13) |
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33 HRD and the global financial crisis: regaining legitimacy and credibility through people not economics |
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380 | (9) |
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Section VIII HRD around the world |
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389 | (130) |
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34 National and organizational imperatives for HRD in Ghana |
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391 | (10) |
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35 Vocational education and training policy issues in South Africa |
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401 | (11) |
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36 Development of human resources in Central and South America |
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412 | (13) |
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Christine Wiggins-Romesburg |
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425 | (11) |
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Jose Ernesto Rangel Delgado |
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38 Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities for HRD in India |
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436 | (11) |
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39 Human Resource Development in China |
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447 | (10) |
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40 HRD in the Middle East |
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457 | (10) |
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41 HRD in Japan and Taiwan |
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467 | (12) |
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42 HRD in Australia and New Zealand |
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479 | (13) |
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43 HRD in Hungary and Poland |
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492 | (13) |
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44 HRD in the European Union |
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505 | (14) |
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Section IX Emerging topics and future trends |
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519 | (97) |
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521 | (10) |
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46 Employee engagement and HRD: intersections of theory and practice |
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531 | (11) |
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47 New ways of working and employability: towards an agenda for HRD |
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542 | (10) |
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Beatrice I.J.M. Van Der Heijden |
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48 An international perspective of the work-life system within HRD |
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552 | (10) |
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49 Emotions and self-development |
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562 | (10) |
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50 Workplace incivility as an international issue: the role of HRD |
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572 | (10) |
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51 Cross-cultural training and its implications for HRD |
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582 | (10) |
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52 Intercultural competence and HRD |
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592 | (14) |
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606 | (10) |
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Epilogue: a synopsis of the present, future and intrigue of HRD |
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Index of terms |
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Index of names |
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