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Synopsis
List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Preface Anthropology: A Foundation for Human Resource Management; G.N.McLean Go to the People: Using Emic Approaches for Cultural Understanding; W.Chang The Cross-Cultural Transfer of American Models and Myths to Germany and the C te d Ivoire; C.Hansen The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development Paradigms in South Africa; S.A.Lynham, F.M.Nafukho & P.W.Cunningham Empowerment: A Practice Embedded in Cultural Contexts. A Comparison between the United States and France; S.Chevrier HRD in Austria: A Cultural Perspective of Management Development; A.Reichel, W.Mayrhofer & K.Chudzikowski Malleability in Spain: The Influence of US HRD Models; J.Quintanilla, Ma.J.Beliz n, L.Susaeta & R.S nchez-Mangas Asian Reversalism: An Alternative Approach to Career Development; Y.Lee & C.Hanson The Cultural Context of Organizational Identity: How Belief Systems can Frames the Practice and Role of HRD; S.L.Margolis The Cultural Distinct Role of Human Resource Development in Non-Profit Organizations; A.Wilensky Culture Conflicts in Demonstrating the Value of HRD; S.Carliner The Influence of Organizational Culture on Training Effectiveness; K.Bunch When HR Practices and Organizational Culture Collide: A Performance Management Case Study; K.Magee The Link between Culture and Succession Planning; L.Fancher
Synopsis
An insight into the understanding of human resource development (HRD) in various cultural contexts. This book looks at how culture shapes our expectations for what is appropriate in the workplace and aims to broaden the reader's knowledge of HRD by exploring the boundaries of existing theories.