Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a prologue to the issue of human resource development (HRD) and innovation which has been under-researched despite the widespread recognition of the critical role of innovation for sustained national, regional and organisational...

Purpose: This monograph reports on the strategic and operational roles of learning and development (L&D) professionals in Irish, UK European and US organisations including multinational corporations, small to medium enterprises, the public sector and not for profit organisations. This paper...

Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Definitions and the Evolution of Learning and Development Research and Practice -- Chapter Three: Theoretical Perspectives and Context of Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations -- Chapter Four: A Model of Learning and Development...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set the context for the five papers in this issue that propose new perspectives and/or address the current state of specific sub-fields within Human Resource Development (HRD). Design/methodology/approach – The approach consists of an overview of the...

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...