Nancy O. Berger is an assistant professor at George Washington University and president of Training for Performance, Inc. Jill Conner is president of Conner Associates, a New York-based firm Maria Cseh is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Resource Development at Oakland University Annette Hartenstein is the special projects officer for the International Federation of Training and Development Organizations Michael J. Marquardt is associate professor at George Washington University and president of Global Learning Associates Mary McAleese is president of the Republic of Ireland Francesco Sofo is director of the Centre of HRD Studies and a senior lecturer at the University of Canberra, Australia Wong Wee Chwee is general manager of LandM Investments in Singapore
Preface: The Global Age and Global Economy
p. v
Revitalizing HRD for the New Global Millennium
p. 1
The key role of HRD is to courageously lead organizations and economies into the globalized twenty-first century
Preparing Human Resources for the Global Economy
p. 3
Global companies must undertake six important tasks in preparing and supporting their global employees
Developing Leaders for a Global Consumer Products Company
p. 22
Key strategies for quickly developing effective global leaders for global companies are presented
Human Resource Issues in Russia: A Case Study
p. 38
The author identifies the key HR issues and challenges faced by HRD professionals in Russia
The Impact of Globalization on Managerial Learning: The Case of Romania
p. 55
This case study examines how Romanian entrepreneurs made the transition to a global, free market economy
Individual and Organizational Learning of Chinese Executives at Compaq-China
p. 69
Learning differences between managers with previous multinational experience and those who have only worked in Chinese state-owned enterprises are explored
The Challenges of Globalization and the HRD Response
p. 83
HRD leaders recommend actions for enabling people and organizations to operate in the global culture
Index
p. 89
The Authors
p. 95
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