Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 30 Issue 1

Human resource development practices as determinant of HRD climate and quality orientation

Arif Hassan, Junaidah Hashim, Ahmad Zaki Hj Ismail

The aim of the study was to measure employees' perception of human resource development (HRD) practices, to explore whether ISO certification leads to any improvements in HRD…

Corporate universities: a catalyst for strategic human resource development?

Peter Holland, Amanda Pyman

The purpose of this paper is to consider the extent to which the concept of the corporate university is emerging as a simple re‐labelling of the functional training area or a key…

The changing contours of the psychological contract: Unpacking context and circumstances of breach

Judy Pate

The purpose of this paper is to propose a processual framework of psychological contract breach, which maps holistically the interactions among concepts drawn from the trust and…

Management development in the NHS: nurses and managers, discourses and identities

Sally Sambrook

Aims to provide a brief discussion of discourses of HRD, then a brief review of HRD within the NHS, including stakeholders in HRD, and particularly management development. To…

Social dialogue and vocational training in Europe: Are we witnessing the emergence of a European model?

Jonathan Winterton

To explore social dialogue over vocational education and training in Europe, comparing the role of the social partners in different national training systems and different…