{"product_id":"hrd-and-learning-organisations-in-europe-9780415277884","title":"HRD and Learning Organisations in Europe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLifelong learning\u003c\/em\u003e is moving from buzzword to reality for ever more workers. Firms increasingly need their workers to be active, self-directed learners who contribute to innovations and improvements of processes, products and services. Companies that explicitly encourage and support worker learning, from a strategic perspective, are called \u003cem\u003elearning organisations\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHRD and Learning Organisations in Europe\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of a European study into the changing views and practices of professionals in the field of Human Resource Development within such organisations. It investigates questions such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow do HRD professionals regard their own role in the light of the growing importance attached to learning?\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow do they stimulate worker motivation for learning?\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow do they cooperate with line managers and employees?\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWhat road blocks do they face in changing HRD practices, and how do they try to overcome these?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on Europe, the book contains authors and research from Finland, the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Italy. Theoretical explorations of the learning organisation and the changing face of HRD complement nearly thirty case studies of HRD functions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be essential reading for both academics and professionals in the fields of HRD and lifelong learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606031614188,"sku":"9780415277884","price":104.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0d3d39cbdaa9c319003020ee20a095c5.jpg?v=1778193483","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hrd-and-learning-organisations-in-europe-9780415277884","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}