Skill, training and human resource development.

Abstract

NoTaking a critical perspective, Skill, Training and Human Resource Development focuses on the way people are developed at work; the skills that are encouraged, the way they are controlled and the implications they have for people. It draws on a wide range of research and covers an array of organizational practices. Preface Acknowledgements Human Resource Development Skills at Work International Comparisons: Skills and Employment Systems Vocational Education and Training in Britain New Skills for Old? The Changing Nature of Skill Emotions and Aesthetics for Work and Labour: The Pleasures and Pains of the Changing Nature of Work Managing Culture Management and Leadership Development Knowledge Work and Knowledgeable Workers Developments and Developing in the New Economy References Inde