Advances in Developing Human Resources

Problem: The U. S. manufacturing industry encounters a critical skills shortage, threatening growth and long-term sustainability. This challenge is compounded by the rapid advancement of technology, further widening the skills gap as workforce competencies lag behind industry needs. Despite its impo…

The problem and the solution. This article provides an overview of knowledge management and discusses its link with human resource development (HRD). It also provides a short preview of what is included in this issue. The authors outline the major points in this issue for HRD scholars and practition…

This article examines organizational cultural influences on a human resource development (HRD) practitioner's ability to effectively implement a competency-based training program. A five-phase conceptual model was created based on the process of implementing a competency-based approach to training a…

The problem and the solution. Concepts such as lean production, the fractal factory, and the learning organization characterize the upheavals currently taking place in our industrial systems. In the framework of these new work approaches, the ways of learning the work are changing as well. The quest…