Human Resource Development in Small Organisations: Research and Practice

by Stewart; Jim

• ISBN13: 9780415439879
• ISBN10: 0415439876
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-05-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In its description and analysis of the current context of research and practice of HRD in small organizations, this collection of essays provides a comprehensive and critical evaluation of current approaches. This evaluation leads to an exploration of a number and range of HRD methods as they are applied in the small organization context and provides a range of examples of research and practice which will inform and support the teaching of HRD.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations List of contributors 1. Researching and Practicing HRD in Small Organizations Jim Stewart and Graham Beaver Introduction to Part I 2. Why HRD in Small Organizations May Have Become a Neglected Field of Study Rosemary Hill 3. Neither Market Failure Nor Customer Ignorance Sue Shaw, Scott Taylor and Richard Thorpe 4. Now You See It Now You Don't: Comparing Traditional and Discourse Readings of HRD in Small Organisations Clare Rigg and Kiran Trehan 5. The Big Business of HRM in Small Businesses Graham Beaver and Kate Hutchings Introduction to Part II 6. Employee-Led Development in SMEs Vikki Smith, Denise Thursfield, John Hamblett and Rick Holden 7. The Practice of HRD in Small Firms Eugene Sadler-Smith and Jonathan Lean 8. HRD and Knowledge Migration in SMEs Paul Iles and Maurice Yolles 9. Knowledge Migration in Academic/SME Partnerships Elaine Eades and Paul Iles 10. E-Learning and Small Organizations Sally Sambrook Introduction to Part III 11. The Management Development Needs of Owner-Managers in Manufacturing SMEs Alison Wilson and Gill Homan 12. The Value of HRD in Small Owner-Managed SMEs David Devines and Jeff Gold 13. Mentoring for Export Success David Megginson and Paul Stokes 14. Management Development in Micro and Small Firms in Ireland Thomas Garvan, Alma McCarthy, Juliet McMahon and Claire Gubbins