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The goal of this study is to provide a theoretical basis for comparative fieldwork on the relation between Human Resource Development (HRD), Sects, and Cul¬ture. It reviews concepts, theories, and existing empirical studies on this issue. Based on this overview, we suggest that when levels of “cultedness” are high, the number of HRD practices is small and vice versa. Furthermore, some corporate cultures...
The Impact Gap Profiler is a model created to help individuals hone their speak¬ing skills. In many academic and business situations good content is not sufficient to hold the audience’s attention. In business situations, the listener’s attention can be harder to attract than the academic’s. Our work with very competent second language users of English over more than forty years indicates that fluency,...
This paper presents the findings of a comparative study of trends and challenges of human capital development (HCD) in four Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs)—Estonia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia— through the lens of education and training as important predictors of HCD. Analyzing the dynamics of key variables utilized for assessment of human capital, the study reveals the...
The polish version of this text was published on free CD added to the paper version HRM(ZZL) 2012 6(89) [look at: Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi 2013 6(95)]
This paper examines how Human Resource Development (HRD) influences organizational culture in the acculturation process of cross-border acquisitions. Acculturation is defined as the process of developing a shared organizational culture of two organizations during a cross-border acquisition. The acquisition of a 30-year-old, well established family-owned business in India by a relatively new, ten-year-old...
The main aim of this paper is to outline multifarious factors driving the shape of HRD in Poland. Factors establishing National HRD are identified and discussed by comparison to the McLean and McLean definition [2001] of NHRD. Some important ratings are shown in agreement with Wang’s indication [2007] of the need to refer to the latest national Human Development Reports. Finally, assum¬ing that HRD...
This article explores the link between Human Resource Development (HRD) and employee engagement (EE), which according to a growing body of evidence is necessary for companies to thrive (MacLeod and Clarke, 2009). The aim of HRD is to create a workplace environment that allows the use of an employee’s full potential as well as increases performance. However, research suggests that EE mediates the effect...
This paper focuses on the key HRD and talent management issues occurring with Multinational Corporations (MNC) in today’s Russia. The paper is designed to share those issues alongside with a practitioner’s view. We argue that talent management in Russia has become an important issue HRD professionals face today. The aim of the research is to describe the current working environment for HR practitioners...
The current paper deals with the concept of intersectionality,* with specific emphasis on interconnectedness of gender and caste discrimination in Indian society. While globalization brought along with it development and prosperity, it also increased the gap between the rich and the poor. Gender and caste inequalities have been deeply rooted in Indian culture and the sudden surge of prosperity leads...
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