The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages i-i
Anthropology: A Foundation for Human Resource Development....Pages 3-20
Go to the People: Using Emic Approaches for Cultural Understanding....Pages 21-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
The Cross-Cultural Transfer of American Models and Myths to Germany and the Côte d’lvoire....Pages 41-56
The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development Paradigms and Practices in South Africa....Pages 57-76
Empowerment: A Practice Embedded in Cultural Contexts. A Comparison between the United States and France....Pages 77-89
Human Resource Development in Austria: A Cultural Perspective of Management Development....Pages 90-107
Malleability in Spain: The Influence of US Human Resource Development Models....Pages 108-123
Asian Reversalism: An Alternative Approach to Career Development....Pages 124-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
The Cultural Context of Organizational Identity: How Belief Systems Can Frame the Practice and Role of Human Resource Development....Pages 141-160
The Culturally Distinct Role of Human Resource Development in Nonprofit Organizations....Pages 161-178
Culture Conflicts in Demonstrating the Value of Human Resource Development....Pages 179-196
The Influence of Organizational Culture on Training Effectiveness....Pages 197-212
When Human Resources Practices and Organizational Culture Collide: A Performance Management Case Study....Pages 213-232
The Link between Culture and Succession Planning....Pages 233-247
Back Matter....Pages 248-258