All Outputs (118)

Metaperspectives and HRD: Lessons for research and practice. (2007)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., O'Donnell, D., & Watson, S. (2007). Metaperspectives and HRD: Lessons for research and practice. Advances in developing human resources, 9, 120-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306294500

Reviewing the contributions, four metaperspectives on HRD are proposed: language, community/ societal, system, and psychological. Each suggests a particular conception of HRD and some implications of each metaperspective for theory and practice are p... Read More about Metaperspectives and HRD: Lessons for research and practice..

Using assessment centre performance to predict subjective person‐organisation (P‐O) fit: A longitudinal study of graduates (2007)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (2007). Using assessment centre performance to predict subjective person‐organisation (P‐O) fit: A longitudinal study of graduates. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 22(2), 150-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940710726410

Purpose – This research aims to contribute to the discussion of P‐O fit by examining the potential of assessment centre performance to predict graduate P‐O fit over time. Does assessment centre performance provide predictive value over and above tha... Read More about Using assessment centre performance to predict subjective person‐organisation (P‐O) fit: A longitudinal study of graduates.

A Strategic Perspective on Human Resource Development (2007)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (2007). A Strategic Perspective on Human Resource Development. Advances in developing human resources, 9(1), 11-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306294492

The problem and the solution. This article reviews the literature on strategic human resource development. It proposes a model of strategic Human Resource Development (HRD) which is multi-level and focuses on the interactions between context, HRD pro... Read More about A Strategic Perspective on Human Resource Development.

Managing intentionally created communities of practice for knowledge sourcing across organisational boundaries: Insights on the role of the CoP manager (2007)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Carbery, R., & Murphy, E. (2007). Managing intentionally created communities of practice for knowledge sourcing across organisational boundaries: Insights on the role of the CoP manager. Learning Organization, The, 14(1), 34-49. https://do

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore strategies used by communities of practice (CoPs) managers when managing intentionally created CoPs.Design/methodology/approach – Four intentionally created CoPs in Ireland are explored, using a qu... Read More about Managing intentionally created communities of practice for knowledge sourcing across organisational boundaries: Insights on the role of the CoP manager.

Re-dimensionalising boundaries in the theory and practice of Human Resource Development. (2006)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & Morley, M. J. (2006). Re-dimensionalising boundaries in the theory and practice of Human Resource Development. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 3(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijlic.2006.009206

In our conceptualisation, HRD is at a crossroads, both in terms of its philosophical roots, its theoretical bases and, in the practice domain, what its key contributions are. We argue that HRD continues to be characterised by theoretical ambiguities,... Read More about Re-dimensionalising boundaries in the theory and practice of Human Resource Development..

Postfeedback development perceptions: Applying the theory of planned behavior (2006)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A., & Garavan, T. (2006). Postfeedback development perceptions: Applying the theory of planned behavior. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 17(3), 245-267. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.1173

The primary purpose of management development programs is performance improvement at an individual and organizational level. Performance improvement results from knowledge, skill, or ability enhancement. An important intervention in m... Read More about Postfeedback development perceptions: Applying the theory of planned behavior.

Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study (2006)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., O'Brien, F., & O'Hanlon, D. (2006). Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study. Personnel Review, 35(3), 252-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480610656685

Purpose: To investigate the factors predicting the career progression of hotel managers working in international hotel chains in Ireland, Europe and Asia. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a cross‐sectional questionnaire design consistin... Read More about Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study.

The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers (2006)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Saha, S. K., & O'Donnell, D. (2006). The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers. International Journal of Manpower, 27(3), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720610672167

Purpose – This paper explores this relationship between the individual values of managers and human resource (HR) decision‐making.Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data were collected from a total of 340 line managers from both Ireland and... Read More about The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers.

Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors (2005)
Journal Article
Carbery, R., & Garavan, T. N. (2005). Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors. Journal of European industrial training, 29(6), 488-508. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590510610272

Purpose – This article sets out to look at how employees who have survived an organisational downsizing and restructuring process adjust to meet the dynamics of the organisation, develop new skills and competencies, and the extent to which they take... Read More about Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors.

Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model (2005)
Journal Article
Gubbins, M. C., & Garavan, T. N. (2005). Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model. Human Resource Development Review, 4(2), 189-218. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484305275769

The work of the human resource development (HRD) practitioner is continuously evolving. Human resource development is now expected to make a strategic level contribution and contribute to individual and organizational effectiveness. Human resource d... Read More about Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model.

Exploring human resource development: a level of analysis approach. (2004)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., McGuire, D., & O'Donnell, D. (2004). Exploring human resource development: a level of analysis approach. Human Resource Development Review, 3(4), 417-441. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484304271669

Levels of analysis perform an important function in framing research and practice in human resource development (HRD). The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of HRD from the individual, organizational and community/societal levels of ana... Read More about Exploring human resource development: a level of analysis approach..

Predicting hotel managers’ turnover cognitions (2003)
Journal Article
Carbery, R., Garavan, T. N., O'Brien, F., & McDonnell, J. (2003). Predicting hotel managers’ turnover cognitions. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 18(7), 649-679. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940310502377

This paper reports the findings of a study which tested a model that predicts the turnover cognitions of hotel managers. Several predictor variables of turnover intentions were identified: perceived psychological contract breach and felt violation;... Read More about Predicting hotel managers’ turnover cognitions.

Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction (2003)
Journal Article
O’Donnell, D., Porter, G., McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Heffernan, M., & Cleary, P. (2003). Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction. Journal of European industrial training, 27(2/3/4), 80-87. https://doi.org

John Seely Brown notes that context must be added to data and information to produce meaning. To move forward, Brown suggests, we must not merely look ahead but we must also learn to “look around” because learning occurs when members of a community... Read More about Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice (CoP) introduction.

Tackling social exclusion at third level: A profile of participants on access programmes (2003)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Collins, M. L., & Garavan, T. N. (2003). Tackling social exclusion at third level: A profile of participants on access programmes. Irish Educational Studies, 22(1), 41-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/0332331030220107

Abstract There is considerable evidence of substantial class inequalities in the education system in Ireland. Studies point to the overemphasis on academic achievement leading to an under‐representation of certain class groups at third level institu... Read More about Tackling social exclusion at third level: A profile of participants on access programmes.

HRD: working at the boundaries and interfaces of organisations (2003)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A., Garavan, T., & O’Toole, T. (2003). HRD: working at the boundaries and interfaces of organisations. Journal of European industrial training, 27(2/3/4), 58-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590310468886

This paper argues that human resource development (HRD) can make an important contribution in facilitating the effective management of boundaries and interfaces in organisations. Organisations are increasingly required to network and collaborate bot... Read More about HRD: working at the boundaries and interfaces of organisations.

The cultural boundedness of theory and practice in HRD? (2002)
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McGuire, D., O’Donnell, D., Garavan, T. N., Saha, S. K., & Murphy, J. (2002). The cultural boundedness of theory and practice in HRD?. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 9(2), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527600210797389

Argues that cultural influences may not only affect a professional’s implicit concept of what constitutes effective practice, but may also affect researchers’ explicit theories. Suggests that this means that many HRD practices, processes, procedures... Read More about The cultural boundedness of theory and practice in HRD?.

Human resource development and workplace learning: emerging theoretical perspectives and organisational practices (2002)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Morley, M., Gunnigle, P., & McGuire, D. (2002). Human resource development and workplace learning: emerging theoretical perspectives and organisational practices. Journal of European industrial training, 26(2/3/4), 60-71. https://doi.org/1

Workplace learning and HRD are considered legitimate topics for study and investigation alongside organisational strategies and practices. Considers key themes in the workplace earning literature in addition to its relationship with HRD. Identifies... Read More about Human resource development and workplace learning: emerging theoretical perspectives and organisational practices.

Understanding the Irish VET system: beyond neoclassicism (2001)
Journal Article
O’Donnell, D., Garavan, T. N., & McCarthy, A. (2001). Understanding the Irish VET system: beyond neoclassicism. International Journal of Manpower, 22(5), 425-444. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005849

Neoclassical approaches continue to dominate evaluations of national skill‐formation systems. Argues for the benefits of including alternative interdisciplinary and theoretically grounded approaches in any evaluation of the Irish system as it relate... Read More about Understanding the Irish VET system: beyond neoclassicism.

Competencies and workplace learning: some reflections on the rhetoric and the reality (2001)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2001). Competencies and workplace learning: some reflections on the rhetoric and the reality. Journal of Workplace Learning, 13(4), 144-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665620110391097

The use of competency frameworks as a basis for workplace learning initiatives is now relatively commonplace in organisations. This is reflected in the emphasis given to competencies in the HRD literature. However, the terrain of the competency disc... Read More about Competencies and workplace learning: some reflections on the rhetoric and the reality.

Human capital accumulation: the role of human resource development (2001)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Morley, M., Gunnigle, P., & Collins, E. (2001). Human capital accumulation: the role of human resource development. Journal of European industrial training, 25(2/3/4), 48-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005437

Introduces the special issue “Human resource development: sectoral and invention‐level evidence of human capital accumulation”. Reviews the concepts and definitions of intellectual and human capital. Considers human capital from individual (employab... Read More about Human capital accumulation: the role of human resource development.