The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. (2016)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Cunningham, J., & Duffy, G. (2016). The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 37(4), 430-449.

Purpose – The use of imagery in leadership speeches is becoming increasingly important in shaping the beliefs and actions of followers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of speech imagery and linguistic features employed during the... Read More about The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election..

The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia (2016)
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Alhejji, H., Ng, E. S., Garavan, T., & Carbery, R. (2016). The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia. Thunderbird International Business Review,

This study explores the forces that promote and hinder gender equality efforts of a multinational corporation (MNC) operating in the Middle East. Specifically, we draw from a case study to document the formal and informal pressures exerted on a Briti... Read More about The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia.

Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes (2015)
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Lee, M., Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2015). Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes. Human Resource Development Review, 14(4), 359-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315607053

Despite being viewed as a major construct at the heart of human resource development (HRD), considerable complexity, confusion, and ambiguity exists regarding the conceptualization of development. The notion of development has attracted interest from... Read More about Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes.

Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. (2015)
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Alhejji, H., Garavan, T., Carbery, R., O'Brien, F., & McGuire, D. (2016). Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(1), 95-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21221

The purpose of this paper is to analyze current scholarship on diversity training outcomes utilizing a systematic literature review (SLR) and provide insights for future research. The article advances our understanding of diversity training outcomes... Read More about Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review..

The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice (2015)
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Garavan, T., Watson, S., Carbery, R., & O’Brien, F. (2016). The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice. International Small Business Journal, 34(6), 870-890. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242615594215

This article explores leadership development in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We investigate determinants of the adoption of leadership development practices in established SMEs expecting human resource management (HRM)-strategy fit, hu... Read More about The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice.

The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment (2015)
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Garavan, T. N., McGarry, A., Watson, S., D'Annunzio-Green, N., & O'Brien, F. (2015). The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment. Advances in developing human resources, 17(3), 391-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/15

The Problem Arts-based leadership interventions have gained a foothold in the leadership development literature; however, few studies have investigated their effectiveness. These interventions include music, drama, art, and performance and are utiliz... Read More about The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment.

Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals (2015)
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Gubbins, C., & Garavan, T. (2015). Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals. Human Resource Management, 55(2), 241-260. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21727

HR professionals’ roles require them to be responsive to both employee needs and top management strategies. However, the need to respond to the often competing employee and strategic agendas makes relationship-building efforts challenging. This study... Read More about Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals.

Human resource development in SMEs: a systematic review of the literature (2015)
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Nolan, C. T., & Garavan, T. N. (2016). Human resource development in SMEs: a systematic review of the literature. International Journal of Management Reviews, 18, 85-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12062

Human Resource Development (HRD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a significant area of scholarship. However, the cumulativeness of research on HRD in SMEs remains relatively low when compared to HRD generally. This paper reports a sys... Read More about Human resource development in SMEs: a systematic review of the literature.

Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD (2014)
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Sheehan, M., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD. European Journal of Training and Development, 38(5), 370-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-04-2014-0034

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a prologue to the issue of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and human resource development (HRD). Although issues of sustainability and CSR have become an important topic of rese... Read More about Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD.

Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, ethics and international human resource development (2014)
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Anderson, V., Garavan, T., & Sadler-Smith, E. (2014). Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, ethics and international human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 17(5), 497-498. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2014.954

Advancing HRD theory: New theoretical perspectives and promoting methodological pluralism (2014)
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Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Advancing HRD theory: New theoretical perspectives and promoting methodological pluralism. European Journal of Training and Development, 38(4), 262-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-03-2014-0028

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set the context for the five papers in this issue that propose new perspectives and/or address the current state of specific sub-fields within Human Resource Development (HRD). Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Advancing HRD theory: New theoretical perspectives and promoting methodological pluralism.

The Organizational Context and Performance Implications of Human Capital Investment Variability (2014)
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Bhattacharya, M., Doty, D. H., & Garavan, T. (2014). The Organizational Context and Performance Implications of Human Capital Investment Variability. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 25(1), 87-113. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21182

In contrast to the traditional focus of HRD on human capital accumulations we examine the issue of variability in human capital investment. Drawing on Real Options Theory, we theorize that larger firms and firms that are faced with greater organizati... Read More about The Organizational Context and Performance Implications of Human Capital Investment Variability.

The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role? (2014)
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MacKenzie, C., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role?. Advances in developing human resources, 16(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422313508925

The Problem The Global Financial and Economic Crisis1 starting in 2007 and its resultant impact has called into question the contribution of Human Resource Development (HRD) strategies and practices to the crisis. With its primary focus on the develo... Read More about The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role?.

Innovation and human resource development (HRD) (2014)
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Sheehan, M., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Innovation and human resource development (HRD). European Journal of Training and Development, 38(1/2), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-11-2013-0128

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a prologue to the issue of human resource development (HRD) and innovation which has been under-researched despite the widespread recognition of the critical role of innovation for sustained national... Read More about Innovation and human resource development (HRD).

The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors (2013)
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Garavan, T. N., & O'Brien, F. (2013). The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors. European Journal of International Management, 7(4), 393. https://doi.org/10

This study investigates the use of a mandatory MSS HR portal by managers in an MNC, based on self-report data (N = 499) on attitudes and behaviour and archival data on actual usage. Data on usage was extracted four months following the implementatio... Read More about The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors.

Talent and leadership development practices as drivers of intention to stay in Lebanese organisations: the mediating role of affective commitment. (2013)
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Chami-Malaeb, R., & Garavan, T. N. (2013). Talent and leadership development practices as drivers of intention to stay in Lebanese organisations: the mediating role of affective commitment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24, 4046-4062. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.789445

This paper examines the relationships among investment in talent and leadership development practices in Lebanese organisations and two behavioural outcomes, affective commitment and intention to stay. Affective commitment is expected to mediate the... Read More about Talent and leadership development practices as drivers of intention to stay in Lebanese organisations: the mediating role of affective commitment..

Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender (2013)
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Mohd Rasdi, R., Garavan, T. N., & Ismail, M. (2013). Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender. Personnel Review, 42(6), 684-703. https://doi.org/10.1108/pr-07-2010-0117

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationships between networking behaviours objective and subjective career success, and the moderating role of gender on these relationships among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender.

Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study (2012)
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Gubbins, C., Corrigan, S., Garavan, T. N., O' Connor, C., Leahy, D., Long, D., & Murphy, E. (2012). Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(8), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1108/030905

Purpose – This paper aims to present a case study illustrating the issues involved in the tacit knowledge conversion process and to determine whether such conversion delivers value to the organisation in terms of business value and return on investm... Read More about Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study.

Fundamentals of human resource development. (2012)
Book
. (2011). Fundamentals of human resource development. doi:10.4135/9781446261750. ISBN 9781446201565, 9781446261750.

Encompassing management, psychology, economics, adult education and more, Human Resource Development (HRD) has emerged as one of the most multifaceted areas of business and management in recent years. The collections’ well renowned editors reflect t... Read More about Fundamentals of human resource development..

Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn (2012)
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Garavan, T. N. (2012). Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23, 2428-2449. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2012.668385

This paper investigates global talent management (GTM) in science-based firms during the global downturn. Literature on the resource-based view, the best-fit perspective and resource dependency theory is used to frame a qualitative study of nine glob... Read More about Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn.