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Philosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance and Change
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Personnel Psychology
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October 1, 2002
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Jerry W. Gilley, Peter Dean, and Laura Bierema. Philosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance and Change. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2001, 256 pages, $30.00 softcover.
Over the last decade and more, there have been two important trends in the field of human resources development (HRD): first, to shift the focus of the field from training to a broader emphasis on improving organizational performance (e.g., Rothwell, 1996); and second, to integrate the various cousin disciplines making up the broad field of applied social and behavioral science into a more comprehensive theoretical framework (e.g., Stolovitch & Keeps, 1994). As a result, HRD is not just about training ...
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