Critical Thinking in Human Resource Development
Published on 2. August 2004
224 pages
978-1-134-33205-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a reflexive critique of the assumptions of orthodox HRD research and practice and questions the conception of humans as resources, as well as the conventional performative focus of HRD. Examining the broader social, political and economic contexts, the book offers alternative perspectives for considering both the needs of individuals and the sustainable development of organizations in post-industrial economies.
Reviews / Votes
'The book should prove interesting to organisation and management scholars ... [and] is a welcome addition to the field of Human Resource Development, where there has been a notable absence of critical studies.' - Julia Connell, Labour and Industry'Succinct, accessible and well written, and manage[s] to tread a line between "preaching to the converted" and being accessible to those unfamiliar with critical management approaches' - Claire Valentin, Human Resource Development International
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 s/w Zeichnungen
9 Line drawings, black and white
File size
1,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-33205-2 (9781134332052)
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Carole Elliott | Sharon Turnbull
Critical Thinking in Human Resource Development
Book
10/2008
1st Edition
Routledge
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Carole Elliott | Sharon Turnbull
Critical Thinking in Human Resource Development
Book
03/2005
Routledge
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Content
1. Critical Thinking in HRD: An Introduction Part One: Debates on Practice 2. Beware the Unbottled Genie: Unspoken Aspects of Critical Self-Reflection 3. Ideas for Critical Practicioners 4. Becoming Critical: Can Critical Management Learning Develop Critical Managers? 5. Management Education: A Tool for Mismanagement? 6. A Critical Review of of Researching Human Resource Development: The Case of a Pan-European Project 7. HRD Beyond What HRD Practicioners Do: A Framework for Furthering Multiple Learning Processes in Work Organisations 8. Place: A (Re)source for Learning 9. Critiquing Codes of Ethics Part Two: Theoretical Debates 10. Deconstructing the Human in Human Resource Development 11. Sense or Sensibility? A Reflection on Virtue and 'Emotional' HRD Interventions 12. The Self at Work: Theories of Persons, Meaning of Work and their Implications for HRD 13. "To Develop a Firm Persuation": Workplace Learning and the Problem of Meaning 14. Good Order: On the Administration of Goodness 15. Pedagogies of HRD: The Socio-Political Implications
