Human resource development : a concise introduction /: a concise introduction. ([2017?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ronan Carbery and Christine Cross.
• Editors: Carbery, Ronan; Cross, Christine
• Contents: Cover ; Contents; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Contributor Biographies ; Tour of the Book ; Spotlight on Skills: Text and Video Feature ; Case Study Grid ; Mapping of the Text to CIPD Standards ; Skills Development ; Preface and Editors' Acknowledgements ; Foreword ; Chapter 1 Introduction to HRD ; Learning Outcomes Introduction What Is HRD? ; What are the Key Differences Between Training, Development, Learning and Education? ; What is the Value of HRD for Individuals, Organizations and Society? ; What is the Context of HRD? ; How is HRD Related to HRM? ; Who Is Responsible for HRD? ; National HRD; HRD in Small Organizations ; Structure of the Book ; Conclusion ; Chapter Review Questions; Further Reading ; Useful Websites; Bibliography ; Part 1 Fundamentals of HRD; Chapter 2 Strategic HRD Learning Outcomes Introduction ; Defining HRD and Strategic HRD ; Theoretical Models of SHRD ; Creating a SHRD Culture: Practical Steps Which Facilitate SHRD ; Practicalities for the HRD Specialist: Performing to a Strategic Level ; Strategic HRD in SMEs ; What Happens when HRD is not a Strategic Activity? ; Summary ; Chapter Review Questions; Further Reading; Useful Websites; Bibliography ; Chapter 3 Managing the HRD Function ; Learning Outcomes ; Introduction The Role of the HRD Function Formulating an HRD Strategy ; Developing a Learning Strategy to Support HRD ; What Types of Learning Activities are Prioritized? ; How does Learning take place in Organizations? ; Budgeting for HRD Activities ; Managing Processes and Services ; Managing People ; The Difference in Approaches between SMEs and Large Organizations ; Summary ; Chapter Review Questions; Further Reading; Useful Websites; Bibliography ; Chapter 4 Individual-Level Learning Learning Outcomes Introduction ; Learning: What is it and How Does it Occur? ; Types of Learning: Formal and Informal ; Human and Dispositional Factors Influencing Learning; Barriers to Learning ; Learning Theories ; Experiential Learning and the Learning Cycle ; Emotions and Learning ; Learning Styles
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxviii, 270 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 658.3; Business; Personnel management; Manpower policy; Management science; Manpower policy; Personnel management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior; Personalmanagement; Business & Economics -- Human Resources & Personnel Management; Personnel & human resources management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137360106; 1137360100
• Related ISBNs: 9781137360090
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.