Understanding Human Resource Development : A Research-based Approach

by McGuire, James; Stewart, Jim; Watson, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9780203361191
• ISBN10: 0203361199
• Copyright: 2004-03-10
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This book contains original chapters by some of the leading researchers and writers in the field of human resource development. It provides a definitive work on the design and conduct of research in HRD and, in so doing, identifies and examines key issues and debates concerning methodological principles and the possibilities and limitations of particular methods and techniques. Each chaper in the book includes the following features: br *statement of aims br *description of theoretical and empirical content br *identification and examination of methodological issues br *description and evaluation of research design br *critical analysis and evaluation br *key learning points

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xx
Researching Hrd	p. 1
Defining the Research Question	p. 18
References	p. 40
Problems of Method in Hrd Research	p. 41
The Tools of Freedom and the Sources of Indignity	p. 65
Towards Evidence-Based Hrd Practice	p. 93
Researching Hrd in Small Organizations	p. 122
Evaluating the Impact of Management Development on Performance	p. 146
References	p. 162
Learning for Change by Telling Stories	p. 166
References	p. 180
Learning to Change, Changing to Learn	p. 182
Analysing Quantitative Research	p. 204
Writing the Research Stor Y	p. 226
Ethical Issues in Hrd Research	p. 255
Implementing Networked Learning with HRD Professionals Internationally	p. 273
References	p. 292
Implications for Reflective Hrd Practitioners of the Influence of Life Experience on Managers' Career Decisions	p. 293
References	p. 312
Going Native!	p. 315
Convergence and Divergence in Hrd	p. 339
Using Action Research to Explore the Development Needs of Second Generation Asian Small Businesses	p. 355
References	p. 374
A New Approach to the Literature Review	p. 377
Postscript	p. 395
Index	p. 399
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