Learning and Development in Organisations: Strategy, Evidence and Practice

LEARNING and DEVELOPMENT in ORGANISATIONS: STRATEGY, EVIDENCE and PRACTICE provides a comprehensive and thematic overview of the thinking, research evidence and practice of strategic LandD in organisations. It covers both strategic and operational practice dimensions, to help students of LandD and HRM to acquire a deep understanding of the field and to inform the practice of LandD professionals by identifying the best available evidence on LandD practices and by providing them with guidelines for action. It builds on the core operational building blocks of LandD and goes beyond these to take a strategic perspective, emphasising the contribution of LandD to organisational and financial performance and the need to align formal and informal LandD with business objectives.Each chapter incorporates pedagogical features to enable the student or practitioner to apply the concepts to organisational life, link theory to practice and signpost readers to the best available evidence on LandD practices. Specifically: Succinct and concise explanations of Key Concepts found within the field of LandD; Critical Reflection exercises that help the reader to engage with key concepts and debates within the field; A Best Available Evidence to Inform Practice feature to summarise the results of meta-analysis and systematic / integrative reviews in a manner that is accessible to practitioners; Two Case Studies as examples of application to practice relevant to the chapter's content - and, the end of each chapter, a longer case study with questions that provide an opportunity for classroom-based and practitioner discussion; Recommended Further Reading to allow the reader to enhance their understanding of the chapter content; A Glossary to provide students and practitioners with easy access to definitions of the key concepts used throughout the book, as well as other important LandD terms. The book is divided into three key sections, which cover different aspects of LandD: Section One: Concepts and Context of LandD in Organisations: Chapter 1 discusses the concepts of LandD, the external and internal context of LandD and the key dimensions of strategic LandD in organisations. Chapters 2 and 3 introduce readers to the key theoretical and conceptual foundations of strategic LandD, and its key components, including strategy processes, roles and resources; Section Two: Theory and Practice of LandD: Chapters 4 to 14 explain the main theories, concepts, models and practices that underpin strategic LandD in organisations. This section covers a wide range of issues that LandD practitioners need to better understand the design, delivery and evaluation of LandD in organisations; Section Three: Developing the LandD Professional and the Future Role of LandD: Chapters 15 and 16 cover the changing roles of LandD practitioners in organisations, their competence development, professional ethics and the future of ion, including potential new roles and forms of LandD.LEARNING and DEVELOPM.…