A new role for HRD for emergent organizations

Emerald - Tập 17 Số 6 - Trang 15-17 - 2003

Tóm tắt

From the perspective of being engaged with training, learning, development over four decades, my view is that HRD has never quite been able to decide whether its focus should be on individual needs (personal development as well as skills and knowledge improvement) or the organization’s business and strategic needs.

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