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Workforce development [electronic resource] : perspectives and issues / Roger Harris, Tom Short, editors.

Harris, Roger.; Short, Tom.
2014
HF5549.2.A8 W67 2014eb
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Title
Workforce development [electronic resource] : perspectives and issues / Roger Harris, Tom Short, editors.
ISBN
9789814560580 electronic book
9814560588 electronic book
9789814560573
981456057X
Publication Details
New York : Springer, [2014]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 387 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
HF5549.2.A8 W67 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.300994
Summary
This book captures the essence of current workforce development perspectives and draws on extensive global research to uncover a range of issues confronting organisations. Taking primarily an Australian outlook after the global financial crisis and tracing the progress of a national industry sector, each chapter delves into a major area of interest for leaders. Overall, the authors make the case that workforce development is an amalgam of activities influenced by context, politics and economic development. As the world becomes increasingly connected and mobile, workforce development is proving to be a major activity for organisations because it impacts their longer-term survival and growth. To stay ahead, successful organisations focus on attracting, building, engaging and retaining talented people. However, in a financially turbulent era where strategy changes quickly, workforce development must not only plan and build the capabilities of people at work, but also contribute to making employment more socially sustainable for a better world. This book provides a thought-provoking collection of scholarly work for business leaders, human resource practitioners and academics working in adult education, business, psychology and social science disciplines. At the same time, it adopts an accessible style for students and others who want to know more about the development of people at work
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This book captures the essence of current workforce development perspectives and draws on extensive global research to uncover a range of issues confronting organisations. Taking primarily an Australian outlook after the global financial crisis and tracing the progress of a national industry sector, each chapter delves into a major area of interest for leaders. Overall, the authors make the case that workforce development is an amalgam of activities influenced by context, politics and economic development. As the world becomes increasingly connected and mobile, workforce development is proving to be a major activity for organisations because it impacts their longer-term survival and growth. To stay ahead, successful organisations focus on attracting, building, engaging and retaining talented people. However, in a financially turbulent era where strategy changes quickly, workforce development must not only plan and build the capabilities of people at work, but also contribute to making employment more socially sustainable for a better world. This book provides a thought-provoking collection of scholarly work for business leaders, human resource practitioners and academics working in adult education, business, psychology and social science disciplines. At the same time, it adopts an accessible style for students and others who want to know more about the development of people at work
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1. Exploring the Notion of Workforce Development
Part I Sustainability, Growth and Diversity
2. Attracting and Retaining Staff: The Role of Branding and Industry Image
3. International Developments in Skills Migration: A Case Study of the Opportunities, Threats and Dilemmas for Australia
4. Career Paths: Challenges and Opportunities
5. Skills Recognition and Recognition of Prior Learning for Workforce Development: Challenges and Possibilities.-6. Recognition of the Skills and Knowledge of Indigenous Employees
7. Women and Engineering: A Workforce Development Issue
Part II Human Capability and Capacity Building
8. Transitions in Workplace Communication: Perspectives on the Efficacy of Formal Workplace Mentoring
9. Building Workforce Competencies through Complex Projects
10. The Developmental Role of Competence Assurance
11. The Challenges of Leadership in the Twenty-First Century
12. Leadership Talent Identification and Management
13. Literacy in the Workplace
Part III Innovations in Learning and Development
14. Coaching in the Workplace
15. Contemporary Challenges in E-Learning
16. Simulating Work: Can Simulators Help Develop a Workforce?
Part IV Looking Forward: Changing Perceptions and Possibilities
17. Spirituality at Work: The Contribution of Mindfulness to Personal and Workforce Development
18. Evaluation in Workforce Development
19. Critical Perspectives on Workforce Development
20. The Future of Workforce Development
Old Wine in New Bottles?.

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