Focuses on challenge of change faced by organizations. Need for a balanced focus on human as well as technical issues Introduction to the concept of distributed intelligence Importance of...

Discusses change management as one of major concerns to executives in various organizations around the world. Need for transformation of organizations to embrace change as an ongoing way of...

Focuses on ways in which changes brought about in organizations can be made successful. Factors that can help determine whether the changes made would add value to the company Challenges...

Discusses the role of training professionals in successfully implementing changes at an organization. Percentage of companies implementing far-reaching informamtion systems Effect of...

Discusses the concept of portfolio thinking as applied to human resource development in an organization. Issues affecting the tasks of personnel management in the 21st century Pay systems...

Highlights developments and trends sweeping human resources management. Changes in the nature of work Acceleration of work processes Emergence of direct business-to-business transactions...

Reports on a new competency system which links work, people and strategy for improving performance. Definition and identification of competencies Necessity to bring accountability and power...

Summarizes the Models for HRD Practice, produced by the American Society for Training and Developments (ASTD) Task Force on Competencies and Standards. Major areas of organization change...

Details the model for professional training and development competency developed by the American Society of Training and Development. Features of the model Issues related to employee...

Focuses on the challenge faced by human resources departments involving the integration of competency thinking and action into organizational life. Importance of competency in business...