Marquardt, Michael J.

HRD in the age of globalization : a practical guide to workplace learning in the third millennium / Human resource development in the age of globalization Michael Marquardt, Nancy Berger, Peter Loan. - New York : Basic Books, c2004. - xvi, 383 p. : ill ; 23 cm. - New perspectives in organizational learning, performance, and change . - New perspectives in organizational learning, performance, and change. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-367) and index.

Globalization and HRD -- Culture and HRD -- Design and development of global HRD programs -- Delivery and assessment of global HRD programs -- Consulting across cultures -- Administration of global HRD program -- Global HRD for individuals -- Teams and global HRD -- HRD in public and nonprofit global organizations -- HRD in global corporations -- HRD for development of communities and nations -- Europe -- Middle East and North Africa -- Africa -- China -- Japan -- South Central Asia -- Southeast Asia and Korea -- Central Asia -- Australia and South Pacific -- Canada -- Latin America and Caribbean -- United States -- Megatrends in global HRD.

Explains how human resource development (HRD) can work to leverage the positive aspects of globalization in business organizations, describes the four roles of the global human resources practitioner at various societal levels, and discusses workplace learning programs and global trends that can impact HDR in the twenty-first century.

Adult Follett Library Resources.



9780465043835 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0465043836 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Personnel management.
International business enterprises--Personnel management.
International organization--Personnel management.
Manpower planning.
Intercultural communication.
Organizational learning.
Globalization.
Personnel management.
Multinational corporations--Personnel management.
International organization--Personnel management.
Organizational change.
Communication.
Globalization.

HF5549 / .M3195 2004

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