Industrial and Commercial Training: Volume 42 Issue 1

Effective global leadership requires a global mindset

The purpose of the paper is to conduct a global literature review and develop a viewpoint on the most critical success factors required to develop a global leadership mindset.

Role of HR in the new world of sustainability

The purpose of the paper is to assess the strategic role that the human resource department (HRD) can play in the development and implementation of an organization's…

Evolutionary ecology and organizations: a conversation between a biologist and an organization development practitioner

Natural science principles allow a novel way to gain insight into human organizations. The paper aims to highlight this by using the format of a conversation.

The importance of the trainer: factors affecting the retention of clients in the training services sector

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that affect customer retention in the training services sector.

Coaching for better results: key practices of high performance leaders

The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of workplace coaching and offers insight into the various coaching practices that are necessary to produce better employee…

The use of Learning Styles Questionnaire in Macao

The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of Honey and Mumford's Learning Styles Questionnaire (LSQ) in Macao.

Enabling role of an intranet to augment e‐coaching

This paper has the aim of exploring whether virtual coaching in an organisation may be facilitated and enabled by intranet technology for the creative dialogue of e‐coaching.

The social context of training: coworker, supervisor, or organizational support?

The purpose of this paper is to expand existing tests of what drives training transfer, by including support originating from three sources, i.e. one's coworkers, supervisor, and…

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Foundations of Human Resource Development (2nd ed.)

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Energy business taps well of software expertise

Measuring the impact of research

Housing partnership homes in on consistency

Supermarket graduates earn while they learn

Programmes focus on high-fliers at BA

University delivers HR training for logistics firm

Building society accounts for staff development

Centre drives training at transport company

Engineers of future take up baggage-buggy challenge

Car-rental firm gears up for online learning