Foundations of human resource development / Richard A. Swanson, Elwood F. Holton III.

Human resource development as a professional field of practice
Introduction to human resource development models and processes
History of human resource development
Role of theory and philosophy in human resource development
Theory of human resource development
Component theories of human resource development
Paradigms of human resource development
Perspectives on performance in human resource development
Perspectives on learning in human resource development
Overview of training and development
The nature of expertise
Training and development practices
Overview of organization development
The nature of the change process
Organization development practices
Strategy and human resource development
Accountability in human resource development
Human resource development policy and planning
Globalization and human resource development
Technology and human resource development
Challenges facing human resource development.