European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 42 Issue 7/8

Engaging instructional design and instructor role in online learning environment

Vishal Arghode, Earl Brieger, Jia Wang

This paper aims to review the literature to discuss engaging online instructional design and instructors’ role in enhancing learner engagement in educational and corporate…

Creating the mobile engineer: a study of a training program for engineering consultants

Svjetlana Pantic-Dragisic, Elisabeth Borg

The purpose of this paper is to explore how a technical consulting firm approaches the development of engineering consultants, to prepare them to deal with their liminal, i.e…

Embracing the sobering reality of technological influences on jobs, employment and human resource development: A systematic literature review

Szufang Chuang, Carroll Marion Graham

This paper aims to provide a sobering and unique view of technological unemployment and job changes by identifying endangered jobs and skills, as well as the essential up-skills…

The role of brokers in a workplace development programme targeting SMEs

Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist, Maria Gustavsson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the development of a workplace development programme (WPDP) targeting small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) by…

Influence of human resource development (HRD) practices on hotel industry’s performance: The role of employee competencies

Frank Nana Kweku Otoo, Mridula Mishra

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of employee competencies in the association between human resource development (HRD) practices and organizational…

Mentorship programs in the manufacturing industry

Cecilia Bjursell, Rebecka Florin Sädbom

This paper aims to present a literature review of studies of mentorship programs in the manufacturing industry so as to lay a theoretical basis for learning at work.

A review of leadership theories: identifying a lack of growth in the HRD leadership domain

John R. Turner, Rose Baker

This paper aims to identify the life-cycle of leadership theory from both the human resource development (HRD) and the organizational/leadership literature while providing a…

Talent management process in Asia: a multiple case study

Jessica Li, Amir Hedayati-Mehdiabadi, Jeonghwan Choi, Feng Wu, Allison Bell

The purpose of this study is to examine talent management process in a region that has been influenced by Eastern culture.

Measuring the impact of human resource development (HRD) practices on employee performance in small and medium scale enterprises

Frank Nana Kweku Otoo, Mridula Mishra

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of human resource development practices on employee performance in small and medium scale enterprises.