Growing and influential, the discipline of Human Resource Development (HRD) is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. HRD is increasingly viewed as the only source of sustainable competitive advantage for an organization.

This book offers an international perspective on the significant developments in the field and covers HRD and learning, organizational learning including a discussion of change management, a comparative view of learning education, training and human resource development in both developed and...