Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 27 Issue 2/3/4

HRD: working at the boundaries and interfaces of organisations

This paper argues that human resource development (HRD) can make an important contribution in facilitating the effective management of boundaries and interfaces in organisations…

A research and skills training framework for values‐driven leadership

Presents a framework for research into the exercise of values through organisational leadership. Leadership as a relationship and as a behaviour has values as a core dimension…

Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction

John Seely Brown notes that context must be added to data and information to produce meaning. To move forward, Brown suggests, we must not merely look ahead but we must also learn…

The learning combination lock – an experiential approach to learning design

This article investigates the meaning of experiential learning and relates this to the nature of cognition through the development of an experiential learning model based on…

Increasing team emotional intelligence through process

The use of teams in the workplace is an accepted facet of current working life. Training is undertaken with a view to equipping students for the eventual transition to a workplace…

Complex systems: boundary‐spanning training techniques

This paper explores the issue of the types of skills required of leaders and followers in new organizational forms. It reviews the concept of virtual teams in organizations. The…

Strategies of HRD professionals in organising learning programmes: a qualitative study among 20 Dutch HRD professionals

This study aims to explore how current HRD strategies are put into practice and to what extent they are in line with theoretical ideas espoused in HRD literature. Two research…

Training the knowledge worker: a descriptive study of training practices in Irish software companies

The IT workforce of a company may embody its most important strategic asset. Such an asset needs to be managed. At a company level, measures that support and encourage knowledge…

Mentoring in undergraduate business management programmes

This paper provides an overview of the role and contribution of mentoring in the context of a degree programme in which students spend their second and third years in‐company. As…

Linking organisational training and development practices with new forms of career structure: a cross‐national exploration

This paper reports the results of an empirical study which explores the extent to which career structures have changed. The study examines the influence of technological change…

Accrediting competencies: a case of Scottish vocational qualifications

This paper reports the findings of a case study undertaken in the Scottish hospitality industry of which the process of accrediting competencies has been positively experienced by…

Strategic downsizing and learning organisations

The quality of individual and collective learning has been held to be a key determinant of organisational success. It has been strongly advocated that the “continuously learning…

HRD and labour market practices in a US multinational subsidiary: the impact of global and local influences

This paper examines the extent to which the human resource development (HRD) and labour market dynamics of a US multinational subsidiary in Ireland are influenced by global and…

IT managers "need more soft skills"

Polish firms link with Flanders

Italy seeks to boost training quality

Training scheme helps mothers to return to science

New look for mentoring body

Link European research and education, experts urge

Survey highlights skill shortages in ICT

Success brewing on the production line

Planes, trains and wasted training budgets

Finland extends on-the-job training

Technical teachers go on company placements

Metal industry backs lifelong learning

Commissioner warns on workforce skills