Human Resource Development

by DeSimone

A strong research base and practical hands-on approach make this leading human resources development text popular with instructors and students alike. Appropriate for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses, the text offers comprehensive coverage of the field both in terms of foundational HRD processes and primary areas of HRD interventions. * Offering a more comprehensive approach to HRD, the text devotes entire chapters to such key areas as multicultural issues, employee orientation/socialization, coaching, career development, and employee counseling intervention--topics often overlooked by other texts. * The text provides an in-depth examination of the design, implementation, and evaluation of HRD at every level--from the individual employee to the overall organization. * The text incorporates a strong foundation in the HRD process and underlying issues, such as employee behaviour and learning theory. * Numerous in-text examples from actual companies, coupled with perspectives from organization leaders and HRD professionals, reinforce chapter concepts and illustrate the importance of effective HRD to organizational success. * Extremely reader friendly, the text includes many pedagogical features not common to upper-level texts, such as chapter learning objectives, opening cases, lists of key terms and concepts, and end-of-chapter questions to prompt class discussion. Additionally, chapter material is presented in a clear, practical writing style. New to this * Completely updated, the text reflects the latest research from the field, including new developments in the areas of learning, multicultural issues, organizational socialization, career development and organizational development.

Genres: Business, Textbooks

583 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[weirdTangent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Required for 2nd-level college course on an introduction to HRD, this seemed quite comprehensive, but very dry and bland to read through. There is an incredible amount of information, lists, and bulleted points. The chapters each have objectives at the start and rather concise but complete summaries at the end, which both help enormously.

[Ibtesam Abu Khalaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and comprehensive reference to human resources development

[Ibrahim Mansor · Rating 4 out of 5]

That HRD book? Pure gold. It turned buzzwords into real strategies I can actually use.

[Batatabin]

anyone have this book. Can I borrow it, please?