The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Saha, S. K., & O'Donnell, D. (2006)
The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers. International Journal of Manpower, 27(3), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720610672167
Purpose – This paper explores this relationship between the individual values of managers and human resource (HR) decision‐making.Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire d...
The cultural boundedness of theory and practice in HRD?
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McGuire, D., O’Donnell, D., Garavan, T. N., Saha, S. K., & Murphy, J. (2002)
The cultural boundedness of theory and practice in HRD?. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 9(2), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527600210797389
Argues that cultural influences may not only affect a professional’s implicit concept of what constitutes effective practice, but may also affect researchers’ explicit theorie...
Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies
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O'Donnell, D., Gubbins, C., McGuire, D., Jørgensen, K. M., Bo Henriksen, L., & Garavan, T. N. (2007)
Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies. Advances in developing human resources, 9(3), 413-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306304107
The problem and the solution. This article initiates a critical management studies evaluation of social capital in an HRD context by drawing on insights from Foucault and Habe...
Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction
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O’Donnell, D., Porter, G., McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Heffernan, M., & Cleary, P. (2003)
Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction. Journal of European industrial training, 27(2/3/4), 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590310468903
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 l...
Managers' personal values as predictors of importance attached to training and development: a cross-country exploratory study
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McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., O'Donnell, D., Saha, S. K., & Cseh, M. (2008)
Managers' personal values as predictors of importance attached to training and development: a cross-country exploratory study. Human Resource Development International, 11, 335-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860802261520
Few empirical studies have examined the effect of personal values on the importance attached by individuals to training and development in organizations. We argue that persona...
Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes
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Lee, M., Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2015)
Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes. Human Resource Development Review, 14(4), 359-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315607053
Despite being viewed as a major construct at the heart of human resource development (HRD), considerable complexity, confusion, and ambiguity exists regarding the conceptualiz...
Exploring human resource development: a level of analysis approach.
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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...
Exploring perspectives on Human Resource Development: an introduction
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Garavan, T. N., O'Donnell, D., McGuire, D., & Watson, S. (2007)
Exploring perspectives on Human Resource Development: an introduction. Advances in developing human resources, 9, 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306294342
The problem and the solution. This issue overview presents a brief justification for adopting a multiperspectival approach to theory and practice in human resource development...
Closing Comments: A Call to Action
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McGuire, D., & Garavan, T. N. (2010)
Closing Comments: A Call to Action. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 614-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422310394435
To date, the field of HRD has largely focused on individuals and organisations and has not devoted sufficient attention to its social role and impact. This concluding article ...
Tackling social exclusion at third level: A profile of participants on access programmes
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McGuire, D., Collins, M. L., & Garavan, T. N. (2003)
Tackling social exclusion at third level: A profile of participants on access programmes. Irish Educational Studies, 22(1), 41-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/0332331030220107
Abstract There is considerable evidence of substantial class inequalities in the education system in Ireland. Studies point to the overemphasis on academic achievement leading...