Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part ONE. International human resource development and learning
International human resource development
2. Strategic human resource development
3. What is learning?
Part TWO. Organizational learning
4. Change management and organization development
5. Knowledge management
Part THREE. National and international learning, education, training and human resource development
6. National systems of education
7. UK vocational education and training
8. European vocational education and training
9. National human resource development strategies : comparing Brazil, Russia, India and China
10. International development : policy learning as an approach to VET reform in transition and development countries
11. Capacity development and human resource development
Part FOUR. The training cycle
Part FOUR A. Identification of learning needs
Chapter - 12. The identification of learning needs
Part FOUR B. IDesign
13. Designing learning events
14. Working in multicultural and multilingual environments. HRD professionals as learning and change agents in the global workplace
Part FOUR C. IDelivery. 15. Delivering training
John Kirkham and Jacqueline Pattison; 16. Informal, non-formal and work-based methods of learning
17. Coaching and mentoring
Part FOUR D. Evaluation
18. Assessment and evaluation
Part FIVE. Managing HRD
19. Leadership and management development
20. Managing human resource development functions and services
21. HRD practice and research : investigating business issues through applied social science research
22. HRD and consultancy
23. Learning spaces that change people and organizations
24. HRD and business ethics

"International Human Resource Development International Human Resource Development Learning, Education and Training for Individuals and Organizations John P. Wilson £39.99 Buy now About the book International Human Resource Development provides thought-provoking questions and stimulating answers to key issues in human resource development today, putting HRD in its strategic organizational context and examining in depth the process of learning from different perspectives. This third edition provides a thorough exploration of international human resource development, and has been completely updated and revised with a variety of case studies and contributions from a range of HR development experts, making it the most topical book in this field. It also addresses the increasingly important area of knowledge management, incorporating learning and development. Clearly structured and mapped against the current Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) standards, this comprehensive handbook covers each aspect of the training cycle, including the role and identification of learning, training and development needs in organizations, working in multicultural and multilingual settings, learning and competitive strategy, planning and design, delivering effective training programmers, assessment and evaluation, international development and managing the human resource function."--Publisher description