Human Resource Development in Small Organisations: Research and Practice by Jim

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This collection of essays provides a comprehensive and critical evaluation of current approaches to human resource development in small organizations.

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In its description and analysis of the current context of research and practice of HRD in small organizations, this collection of essays provides a comprehensive and critical evaluation of current approaches. This evaluation leads to an exploration of a number and range of HRD methods as they are applied in the small organization context and provides a range of examples of research and practice which will inform and support the teaching of HRD.

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Author Biography

Jim Stewart is Professor of Human Resource Development at Nottingham Business School. An active researcher and writer for many years, Jim is the single or joint author of many articles and books in the HRD field, including three others in this series, and is UK Editor of Human Resource Development International . Graham Beaver is Professor at Nottingham Business School and is responsible for much of the academic research on business growth and strategic management, particularly as it affects small and emerging enterprises in the economy. He is a founding Editorial Board member of the journal, Small Business and Enterprise Development and the Editor of the international management journal, Strategic Change .

Table of Contents

1. Researching and Practicing HRD in Small Organizations Introduction to Part 1 2. Why HRD in Small Organizations May Have Become a Neglected Field of Study 3. Neither Market Failure Nor Customer Ignorance 4. Now You See It Now You Don't: Comparing Traditional and Discourse Readings of HRD in Small Organizations 5. The Big Business of HRM in Small Businesses Introduction to Part 2 6. Employee-Led Development in SMEs 7. The Practice of HRD in Small Firms 8. HRD and Knowledge Migration in SMEs 9. Knowledge Migration in Academic/SME Partnerships 10. E-Learning and Small Organizations Introduction to Part 3 11. The Management Development Needs of Owner-Managers in Manufacturing SMEs 12. The Value of HRD in Small Owner-Managed SMEs 13. Mentoring for Export Success 14. Management Development in Micro and Small Firms in Ireland

Review

'Professors Jim Stewart and Graham Beaver, both of whom are well known and highly respected academic researchers in this field, have succeeded in putting together an empirically rigorous, coherent and informative volume of well-written chapters on a relatively underdeveloped but very important research topic.' - "Harry Matlay, UCE Birmingham, The Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development" 'This is an excellent book and I would unreservedly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in training and HRD in SMEs. It is a well designed and researched volume with good quantitative and qualitative studies that would satisfy even the most discerning and knowledgeable reader. Academics, researchers, students and owner/managers as well as trainers, small business advisers and policy makers - could all benefit from this specialised book.' - "Harry Matlay, UCE Birmingham, The Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development"

Review Quote

'Professors Jim Stewart and Graham Beaver, both of whom are well known and highly respected academic researchers in this field, have succeeded in putting together an empirically rigorous, coherent and informative volume of well-written chapters on a relatively underdeveloped but very important research topic.' - Harry Matlay, UCE Birmingham, The Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 'This is an excellent book and I would unreservedly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in training and HRD in SMEs. It is a well designed and researched volume with good quantitative and qualitative studies that would satisfy even the most discerning and knowledgeable reader. Academics, researchers, students and owner/managers as well as trainers, small business advisers and policy makers - could all benefit from this specialised book.' -Harry Matlay, UCE Birmingham, The Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Developmentess and Enterprise Development

Details ISBN0415439876 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2007 ISBN-10 0415439876 ISBN-13 9780415439879 Format Paperback Publication Date 2007-03-26 Imprint Routledge Subtitle Research and Practice Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Graham Beaver DEWEY 658.3 Edition 1st Series Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN Language English Media Book Pages 334 DOI 10.1604/9780415439879 UK Release Date 2007-03-26 AU Release Date 2007-03-26 NZ Release Date 2007-03-26 Author Graham Beaver Alternative 9780415299602 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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