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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Human Resource Development (HRD)"”.
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An Investigation into Human Resource Development (HRD) Needs of Nurses. The Case of Public Health Sector, Pakistan.
… health services of Pakistan by exploring current Human Resource Development (HRD) practices and social skills training opportunities for the development of nursing staff. The research aims to explore the best practice in social skills and competency development through HRD activities by detailing …
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Investigating the role of Human Resource Development (HRD) policy formulation, implementation and regulation of academic staff in two case study Nigerian Polytechnic institutions
… relate to the effectiveness of academic staff development policies and the programs they support critical. Yet the nature and practice of academic staff development within this sub-sector has continually been a subject of concern with claims that resources are inadequate, activities are …
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Effects of Instructor and Student Set Goals in a Reading Enhancement Program
… an area that has been targeted for research and development in Human Resource Development (HRD) programs. Goal setting has been demonstrated to improve performance in business, industry, and education. This research addressed the problem of enhancing learning in HRD programs through the use of …
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Describing Human Resource Development in Illinois Social Service Organizations
This research examined the human resource development (HRD) profile of three different Illinois social service organizations (ISSOs). Surveys were sent to the director, president, or chief executive officer in ail Illinois homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, and child crisis centers to …
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The relationship of human resource development manager empowerment to organizational conditions
… study was to analyze the relationship between human resource development (HRD) manager empowerment and four organizational conditions. Three research questions guided the study. These were: (a) what was a viable starting point for an operational definition of HRD manager empowerment, (b) what …
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Investigating the role of mentoring and social capital in managing gender diversity at the senior management levels of the national health service (NHS) in Scotland: a study of NHS Tayside
… this thesis is aimed to develop a framework for Human Resource Development (HRD) professionals to help to facilitate the career progression of women to senior managerial roles. The data for the study were collected from the senior level managers, who worked for one of the 14 NHS health boards in …
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Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner Formation: A Grounded Theory Study
… knowledge and deeper understanding of the development journeys of AI practitioners that help organizations uproot the cycle of old thinking applied to current challenges. The work of AI practitioners aligns directly with the field of human resource development (HRD), which aims to cultivate …
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The Social Construction of CSR: A Relational View on The Role of CSR Consultants in South Korea
… scholarship and practice in the fields of CSR, human resource development (HRD) and organization development (OD), and contribute to the growing literature on applications of the institutional theory in HRD research.
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Physiological Interface in Online Learning Environments: Vocal Expression as an Anxiety Indicator
This study is rooted in Human Resource Development (HRD), and it was designed to gather evidence and support for the discussion about the use of physiological input in the online learning process, filling an existing void in the literature. Although studies on online learning and on physiological …
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Co-constructed Pretensive Realities in Organizations: Roleplaying and Other Action Methods in Human Resource Development
… with a particular focus on their application in human resource development (HRD) and learning and development (L&D). Although roleplaying once held a central position in management and organizational research, its academic presence has diminished despite its continued practical relevance. Drawing …
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Entrepreneurial career choice barriers, supports, and coping strategies: Graduates’ experiences
… the key factors influencing their career development journey. Study data was collected through semi-structured interviews to capture key (a) factors that had affected these individuals’ choice of entrepreneurial career, (b) supports and (c) barriers to pursuing their choices, and (d) …
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The nature of the human resource development research–practice gap: Text data mining and topic modeling analysis of three decades of professional and academic literature from 1990 to 2022
The rapidly evolving field of Human Resource Development (HRD) places substantial importance and ongoing dialogue around the gap between research and practice. However, empirical studies addressing this crucial issue remain notably deficient. This dissertation helps fill this knowledge gap using …
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The impact of proactive personality, economic rewards, and social exchange perceptions on knowledge sharing among engineers in a South Korean IT company
… have theoretical implications for researchers in human resource development (HRD) and management, as well as implications for practicing managers and administrators in organizations. This study examines whether impacts of individuals’ proactive personality and perceptions of social and economic …
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The relationship between employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior in Thai organizations.
… focused on the use of employee perceptions of human resource development (HRD) practices as possible moderators to explain the strength and/or direction of the association between employee engagement and OCB. This study aimed to contribute to knowledge about employee engagement and shed light …
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Human Resources Development (HRD) for effective localisation of workforces. An empirical study for identifying the key success factors for the energy sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
… impact upon the effective implementation of Human Resource Development (HRD) initiatives in support of nationalisation, and to recommend a model for practical application and future research. Accordingly the study focused on identifying and analysing the various factors in the localisation of …
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Black graduate student diversity in HRD: Using counter-storytelling to develop a critical autoethnographic exploration of experiences, tribulations & scholarship
… illustrate how the lack of diversity in Human Resource Development (HRD) is supported in different contexts, which may be a variable in the lack of Black Americans pursuing the field. This work will attempt to ferret out interpretations between the differences of diversity in comparison …
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Perspectives of Black South African Managers Regarding Advancement into Senior Corporate Management Positions: Implications for Human Resource Development
… disenfranchised groups. The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) is as an official document to guide efforts at nation-building. Human resource development (HRD) is a key component. As used in this study, HRD is broadly conceptualized as the deployment of human resources for the …
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Human Resource Development: The Case of the Civil Service Sector in the Sultanate of Oman
<p>Human capital is a crucial element in the production equation of any organization. Since organizations are open systems that ought to adapt to their dynamic environment within which they operate, human resources should be developed , nourished and empowered to shoulder their task. This thesis …
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Factors leading to employee engagement at work: insights from onsite study abroad staff members in Italy
… in Italy. Furthermore, the results will assist human resources (HR) and human resource development (HRD) at US universities with centers, offices, or teams in Italy, US study abroad programs with centers or offices in Italy, and US study abroad providers with centers, offices, or teams in Italy …
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Towards the Development of a Cultural Competence Framework for Human Resource Development Professionals in International Business: A Study of Best Practice Learning and Diversity Companies
… recognized the role diversity plays in business development. However, the human resource development (HRD) profession charged with the responsibility for developing any organization's human resources, has not defined what cultural competence is and its role in improving the performance of HRD …
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