Metaperspectives and HRD: Lessons for research and practice.
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., O'Donnell, D. & Watson, S. (2007)
Metaperspectives and HRD: Lessons for research and practice. Advances in developing human resources. 9, 120-140. doi:10.1177/1523422306294500. ISSN 1523-4223
Reviewing the contributions, four metaperspectives on HRD are proposed: language, community/ societal, system, and psychological. Each suggests a particular conception of HRD ...
Exploring human resource development: a level of analysis approach.
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., McGuire, D., & O'Donnell, D. (2004)
Exploring human resource development: a level of analysis approach. Human Resource Development Review, 3, 417-441. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484304271669
Levels of analysis perform an important function in framing research and practice in human resource development (HRD). The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of H...
Competencies and workplace learning: some reflections on the rhetoric and the reality
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2001)
Competencies and workplace learning: some reflections on the rhetoric and the reality. Journal of Workplace Learning, 13(4), 144-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665620110391097
The use of competency frameworks as a basis for workplace learning initiatives is now relatively commonplace in organisations. This is reflected in the emphasis given to compe...