The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election.
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Cunningham, J., & Duffy, G. (2016)
The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 37(4), 430-449. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0136
Purpose – The use of imagery in leadership speeches is becoming increasingly important in shaping the beliefs and actions of followers. The purpose of this paper is to investi...
Human Resource Development
Book
McGuire, D. (2014)
Human Resource Development. (2). ISBN 9781446256626
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Engaging Organizations in Environmental Change: A Greenprint for Action
Journal Article
McGuire, D. (2010)
Engaging Organizations in Environmental Change: A Greenprint for Action. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 508-523. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422310394759
In the past decade, awareness of environmental issues has increased tremendously and organizations are increasingly looking at ways of becoming more environmentally responsibl...
Closing Comments: A Call to Action
Journal Article
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 ...
Human Resource Development and Society: Human Resource Development’s Role in Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethics in Organizations
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2010)
Human Resource Development and Society: Human Resource Development’s Role in Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethics in Organizations. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 487-507. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422310394757
Human resource development (HRD) is increasingly expected to play a facilitative role in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and ethics in organizations. Ho...
A Media Perspective on HRD
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Cross, C., & Murphy, C. (2007)
A Media Perspective on HRD. Advances in developing human resources, 9(1), 58-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306294495
The problem and the solution. Media perceptions of human resource development (HRD) matter. Corporate identity works in the context of corporate mission, corporate visual imag...
The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland
Journal Article
Murphy, C., Cross, C., & McGuire, D. (2006)
The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland. Journal of European industrial training, 30(5), 365-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610677926
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to review the extant literature on CPE amongst nurses and concentrate on discovering the factors that motivate and inhibit participati...
A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Hutchings, K. (2006)
A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 19(2), 192-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810610648906
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to undertake a Machiavellian analysis of the determinants of organisational change. It aims to present a model of how power, leaders and...
Critically Challenging some Assumptions in HRD
Journal Article
O'Donnell, D., McGuire, D., & Cross, C. (2005)
Critically Challenging some Assumptions in HRD. SSRN E-Journal, https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.832564
This paper sets out to critically challenge five inter-related assumptions prominent in the HRD literature. These relate to: the exploitation of labour in enhancing shareholde...
Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction
Journal Article
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...