European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 43 Issue 7/8

Perceived managerial and leadership effectiveness in Mexico and the USA: A comparative study of effective and ineffective managerial behaviour

Carlos Enrique Ruiz, Bob Hamlin

The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of Mexican and US employees about effective and ineffective managerial behaviour.

Neuroscientism, the neuroscience of learning: An integrative review and implications for learning and development in the workplace

Doo Hun Lim, Dae Seok Chai, Sunyoung Park, Min Young Doo

Although the field of neuroscience has evolved dramatically, little research has attempted to conceptualize the impact of neuroscience on the field of human resource development…

Liminal leadership: leading betwixt and between

Leslie Shaw-VanBuskirk, Doo Hun Lim, Shin-Hee Jeong

The purpose of this study is to review the literature on liminal leadership, present a comprehensive perspective of it compared to other types of leadership, propose a conceptual…

Coaching the ‘ideal worker’: female leaders and the gendered self in a global corporation

David Gray, Erik De Haan, Sally Bonneywell

Gender differences in leadership and issues around differential progression of male and female leaders are receiving more attention in the fields of human resource and leadership…

Economics of human resources development under globalization era: a study of BRICS countries

Samir Ul Hassan, Motika Sinha Rymbai, Aasif Ali Bhat

The study aims to explore the extent to which human resources development quantifies the economic growth of BRICS countries under the globalization era by controlling country…

Employee voice, engagement and organizational effectiveness: a mediated model

Nivedita Jha, Rama Krishna Gupta Potnuru, Puja Sareen, Sharon Shaju

This study is based on social exchange theory and aims at understanding the role of employee engagement as a mediator between employee voice and organizational effectiveness.

Determinants of behavioral intentions towards a professional certification scheme at European level

Maria-Eugenia Ruiz-Molina, Irene Gil-Saura, Gloria Berenguer-Contri, Christoph Auch

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of candidates’ perceptions of the attributes of a professional certification scheme based on competences, as well as personal…

The European social fund in the Visegrad countries in the 2007-2013 programming phase

Eduardo Tomé, Katarzyna Tracz-Krupa

The purpose of this paper is to define the impact of the investment in training in education by the European Social Fund (ESF) in four Eastern countries, namely, Poland, Hungary…

Industrial standardisation as a driver for cross-national convergence in training processes: Aviation apprenticeships in England and Germany

Ann Lahiff, Junmin Li, Lorna Unwin, Lea Zenner-Höffkes, Matthias Pilz

The purpose of this paper is to address a gap in the comparative research literature on vocational education and training (VET) and skill formation systems. It examines the impact…

Case-based modeling: fostering expertise development and small group learning

Paul Lyons, Randall P. Bandura

This paper aims to present a detailed explication of a learner-centered instructional approach for adults labeled case-based modeling (CBM). The approach is an example of…