Understanding Human Resource Development : A Research-based Approach

This book contains original chapters by some of the leading researchers and writers in the field of human resource development. It provides a definitive work on the design and conduct of research in HRD and, in so doing, identifies and examines key issues and debates concerning methodological principles and the possibilities and limitations of particular methods and techniques. Each chaper in the book includes the following features: br *statement of aims br *description of theoretical and empirical content br *identification and examination of methodological issues br *description and evaluation of research design br *critical analysis and evaluation br *key learning points