Foundations of human resource development - SWANSON; Holton (San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Pubs., 2009)
In this book, the authors provide an up-to-date overview of the HRD profession as well as the terminology and processes required for sound HRD research and practice. The book provides a basic understanding of the HRD models, processes, and history; critical theoretical and philosophical foundations of the field; learning and performance paradigms and models; HRD's role in high-level organizational dand systems-level issues; training and development and organizational development-including examples of best practices along with variations in core thinking, processes, interventions, and tools; and much more.
Keywords: Employees -- Training of; Human capital; Manpower planning; Personnel management