European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 40 Issue 4

Human resource development in Mauritius: context, challenges and opportunities

Thomas N. Garavan, Harris Neeliah, Raj Auckloo, Raj Ragaven

The purpose of this paper is to explore human resource development (HRD) in Mauritius and the challenges and opportunities faced by organisations in different sectors in adopting…

Is Mauritius ready to become the HRD leader in Africa?: An assessment of strategic human resource development in Mauritius

Indravidoushi C. Dusoye, Kavi Oogarah

This paper aims to explore the applicability of Strategic HRD in Mauritius. Additionally, it assesses if Mauritius, with a high HDI factor, can take the lead on Strategic HRD in…

Barriers to employee training in small and medium sized enterprises: Insights and evidences from Mauritius

Kesseven Padachi, Soolakshna Lukea Bhiwajee

Training is an important component of successful business concerns. However, although there is growing acceptance amongst scholars that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs…

Does human capital contribute to economic growth in Mauritius?

Harris Neeliah, Boopen Seetanah

Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Mauritius has averaged more than 5 per cent since 1970 and GDP per capita has increased more than tenfold between 1970 and 2012, from…

The empowering of public sector officers in the Mauritian public sector in the context of reforms: How far has management education helped?

Soolakshna Lukea Bhiwajee, Thomas N. Garavan

The purpose of this study is to provide insights about the usefulness of management education for the public sector in the Republic of Mauritius, which embarked on reforms…