Preferred Human Resource Development Activities and Their Functions: Differences in Perspective between Managers and Employees

Autor/inn/en	Lilova, Irina; Poell, Rob F.
Titel	Preferred Human Resource Development Activities and Their Functions: Differences in Perspective between Managers and Employees
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training and Development, 23 (2019) 3, S.185-201 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3736
DOI	10.1111/ijtd.12157
Schlagwörter	Labor Force Development; Administrator Attitudes; Employee Attitudes; Preferences; Foreign Countries; Improvement; Career Development; Individual Development; Differences; Europe; Asia; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitskräftebestand; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Ausland; Qualitätssteigerung; Berufsentwicklung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Unterscheiden; Europa; Asien; Nordamerika
Abstract	This exploratory study uses the learning-network theory as a framework to investigate how managers and employees differ in their preference for the human resource development (HRD) activities of employees and in the functions they attribute to HRD. The research design was quantitative and cross-sectional. Data collection took place in six countries in Europe, Asia and North America. A new instrument was used, which views work improvement (WI), career development (CD) and personal development (PD) as three main functions of HRD that can serve managers and employees. Results show that managers and employees prefer different HRD activities for employees to undertake; respectively, formal courses and programs over job experiences, and vice versa. The two groups also differ in the scores they give to WI and PD as relevant functions that employee participation in HRD can provide. It is concluded, therefore, that differences between managers and employees in their views of the relevance of HRD activities should be taken into account in theory and practice when organizing employees' HRD activities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01