Handbook of human resource development

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Includes indexes

Handbook of Human Resource Development; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Preface; Overview of the Sections; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Profession and the Discipline; HRD: From Practice to Profession to Discipline; Evolution of the Profession; HRD as a Discipline; What Is a Discipline?; Perspectives from Other Disciplines; The Foundational Disciplines for the Study of HRD; So What Is HRD, Really?; References and Resources; Part I: Foundations of the Discipline of HRD; Chapter One: Psychological Foundations of HRD

Foundational Psychological Theories and HRDBehavioral Psychology and HRD; Humanistic Psychology and HRD; Positive Psychology and HRD; Gestalt Psychology and HRD; Developmental Psychology and HRD; Social and Emotional Development; Implications for HRD; References; Chapter Two: System Theory and HRD; System Theory; Implications of System Theory; HRD Process; HRD Programs; Management of HRD; Applying System Theory to HRD; Understanding HRD; Understanding Organizational Change and HRD; Conclusions; References; Chapter Three: Adult Learning Theory and Application in HRD

Individual Learning at WorkAndragogy; Dewey-Based Theories; Relatedness: Collective and Collaborative Learning; Complexity Theory; Learning at the Organizational Level; Applications to Human Resource Development; Informal and Incidental Learning; Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry; Creating a Learning Culture; Conclusion; References; Chapter Four: Management and Leadership in HRD; Introduction; Does Leadership Make a Difference?; Management and Leadership; Focus on Management; Aims of the Present Review; A Brief History of Leadership Research and Development (ca. 1940-ca. 1980)

Recent Trends in Leadership Development Theory and Practice (ca. 1980-ca. 2010)Current Leadership Development Theory and Practice: Learning from Experience; Future Trends; New Concepts of Leadership and HRD; Shared Leadership; Leadership and Character; Conclusion; References; Chapter Five: Organizational Culture and HRD: The Roots, the Landscape, and the Future; The Roots; The Landscape; Different Disciplines, Different Perspectives; HRD and Organizational Culture; The Future; References; Part II: Issues and Perspectives on HRD; Chapter Six: Dilemmas in Defining HRD; Dilemmas in Defining HRD

The Drive to DefineReasons to Not Define HRD; The Philosophical Case for Refusing to Define HRD; The Theoretical Case for Refusing to Define HRD; The Professional Case for Refusing to Define HRD; The Practical Reason for Refusing to Define HRD; Implications for Working Without a Definition of HRD; Developing Non-Defining Parameters; References; Chapter Seven: Perspectives on the Concept of Development for HRD; Types of Development; Life cycle Development; Dialectic Development; Evolutionary Development; Teleological Development; Interaction of the Four Models

Human Resource Development and Human Development

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