Foundations of human resource development / Richard A. Swanson, Elwood F. Holton III
Imprint
San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler, 2001
Descript
xvi, 439 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
CONTENT
HRD as a professional field of practice -- Basic of HRD -- History of HRD -- Role of theory and philosophy in HRD -- Theory of HRD -- Paradigms of HRD -- Perspectives on learning in HRD -- Perspectives on learning in HRD -- Perspectives on perfromance in HRD -- Overview of personnel training and development -- Nature of human expertise -- Personnel training and development practices: from individuals to organizations -- Overview of organization development -- Nature of the change process -- Organization development practices: from organizations to individuals -- Strategies for advancing HRD -- Accountability in HRD -- Globalization and technology challenges to HRD