Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to assess the strategic role that the human resource department (HRD) can play in the development and implementation of an organization's sustainability program. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the environmental and social challenges that...

Purpose – The paper aims to describe the results assessment approach to the evaluation of training and development programmes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the shortfalls with current approaches to evaluation, outlines the research that led to the development of the...

What issues will the HR function be facing over the next decade? Presents a quarterly meeting of the policy group of the HR Division of European Institute of Management in the year 2004. The members attending look back over the last decade, 1994 to 2004, focusing on the international dimensions,...

Defines technology transfer in the macroeconomic sense and highlights three factors which must be taken into account, namely contrast, similarity and compatibility. Advises examination of social and economic costs before embarking on such a project. Identifies human resources as the most...

Purpose – During a typical diversity program, participants are encouraged to recognize, evaluate, and appreciate differences. The purpose of this paper is to explore the rationale for “Conversity ® ”: an alternative approach to diversity training that is based on connections....

Purpose – This paper aims to propose that a new approach to human resource (HR) audit is needed. It also aims to explain the new approach and introduce a range of tools to support it. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews traditional and existing common approaches, identifies the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to help organizations improve the overall effectiveness and utilization of talent management systems, including analysis of the evolution of technology and predictions regarding the next generation of systems, based on trends and organizational needs....

Purpose – This paper aims to present research undertaken in the biggest factory in Greece (Aluminium of Greece SA), pertaining to the transfer of training on safety in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Several factors (thought to affect training transfer) were measured, in order...

Purpose This study aims to highlight the role of individual and instructional design factors on training transfer and explore and review focal training factors that influence the transfer of training. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework has been developed for this study to better...

Purpose – The paper aims to ascertain the predictors of training effectiveness with special reference to the characteristics of trainers. Design/methodology/approach – Characteristics of trainers as obtained from the extant literature served as seven independent variables to predict training...