Foundations of Human Resource Development
$106.74
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2022
Summary
The third edition of this classic is a must-have text for the human resource development (HRD) profession. It includes brand-new material on the impact of technology, globalization, and emerging business trends on HRD practice.
Human Resource Development is a large field of practice but a relatively young academic discipline. For the last two decades, Foundations of Human Resource Development has fulfilled the field’s need for a complete and thoughtful foundational text. This essentia…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781523092093 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1523092092 |
| Author: | Richard A. Swanson |
| Publisher: | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Imprint: | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
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Critics Review
“Foundations of Human Resource Development is unquestionably the seminal work in the field.”
—Thomas J. Chermack, Professor, Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change, Colorado State University, USA
“HRD executives, practitioners, and scholars are awash in techniques promising to help people and organizations develop. This edition of Foundations of Human Resource Development provides the basis for choosing wisely.”
—Patricia McLagan, CEO, McLagan International, USA
“Foundations of Human Resource Development should be required reading for those aspiring HRD excellence.”
—Thomas N. Garavan, Professor of Leadership Practice, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland.
About The Author
Richard A. Swanson
Richard A. Swanson is professor emeritus of human resource development and adult education at the University of Minnesota, where he served on the faculty for twenty-five years. Following that tenure, he served as distinguished research professor of human resource development and the Sam Lindsey Chair in the College of Business and Technology at University of Texas at Tyler. Swanson has published extensively and has consulted with organizations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is the founding editor of both the Human Resource Development Quarterly and Advances in Developing Human Resources.
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