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Nimon, Kim; Robinson, Daniel H. - In: European Journal of Training and Development 40 (2016) 8/9, pp. 578-582

Purpose The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the special issue, “The Quest for Scientific Discipline in HRD Research: Designs that Support Causal Inference”. Design/methodology/approach This special issue presents seven papers that consider human resource development (HRD) research...

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Learning style instruments in Arab countries: an analysis of existing literature

Yousef, Darwish Abdulrahman - In: European Journal of Training and Development 45 (2021) 4/5, pp. 449-468

education students’ learning styles, identify the most common instruments and determine whether the reliability and validity of … common learning style instrument is the Felder–Silverman/Solomon Index of Learning Styles. The reliability and validity of … instruments used in Arab countries and to explore whether the reliability and validity of these instruments have been verified in …

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Employability and talent management: challenges for HRD practices

Nilsson, Staffan; Ellström, Per‐Erik - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 1, pp. 26-45

Purpose – The purpose of this conceptual paper is to illuminate the problems that are associated with defining and identifying talent and to discuss the development of talent as a contributor to employability. Design/methodology/approach – The world of work is characterised by new and...

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HRD practices and talent management in the companies with the employer brand

Kucherov, Dmitry; Zavyalova, Elena - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 1, pp. 86-104

Purpose – The employer brand could be a key factor of competitiveness for a company in a contemporary labour market. The purpose of this paper is to identify the features of human resource development (HRD) practices and talent management in companies with employer brand (CEBs)....

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Human capital development: comparative analysis of BRICs

Ardichvili, Alexandre; Zavyalova, Elena; Minina, Vera - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 2/3, pp. 213-233

Purpose – The goal of this article is to conduct macro‐level analysis of human capital (HC) development strategies, pursued by four countries commonly referred to as BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Design/methodology/approach – This analysis is based on comparisons of macro...

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Applying organizational commitment and human capital theories to emigration research

Verkhohlyad, Olga; McLean, Gary N. - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 2/3, pp. 308-328

Purpose – This study aims to bring some additional insight into the issue of emigration by establishing a relationship between emigration and psychic return of citizens to their human capital investment in the country. Design/methodology/approach – The article adopts a quantitative research...

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A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct

Garavan, Thomas N.; Carbery, Ronan - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 2/3, pp. 129-157

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to review published conceptual and research papers within the field of international, comparative and cross‐cultural HRD. Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is a targeted literature review focusing on papers within the mainstream HRD...

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Developing diverse teams to improve performance in the organizational setting

Yeager, Katherine L.; Nafukho, Fredrick M. - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 4, pp. 388-408

Purpose – The use of teams in organizations given the current trend toward globalization, population changes, and an aging workforce, especially in high‐income countries, makes the issue of diverse team building critical. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of team diversity...

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Unsettling the gender binary: experiences of gender in entrepreneurial leadership and implications for HRD

Patterson, Nicola; Mavin, Sharon; Turner, Jane - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 7, pp. 687-711

Purpose – This feminist standpoint study aims to make an empirical contribution to the entrepreneurial leadership and HRD fields. Women entrepreneur leaders' experiences of gender will be explored through a framework of doing gender well and doing gender differently to unsettle the gender...

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Reorienting self‐directed learning for the creative digital era

Karakas, Fahri; Manisaligil, Alperen - In: European Journal of Training and Development 36 (2012) 7, pp. 712-731

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the new role that human resource developers play in the globally connected workplace. Towards that end, this paper explores the changing landscape of self‐directed learning (SDL) within the digital ecosystem based on the concept of World...

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