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The Uncertainty of Standard of Value (2006)
Journal Article
Minhat, M. (2006). The Uncertainty of Standard of Value. Accountants Today, 19(2), 32-34

National Accountants Conference (NAC) 2005 recognised accountants as the ‘managers of value’. However, this recognition carries with it a huge responsibility once we comprehend the notion of ‘value. Have we ever wondered that the value of money, our... Read More about The Uncertainty of Standard of Value.

The Theory of Uncertainty (2005)
Journal Article
Minhat, M. (2005). The Theory of Uncertainty. Accountants Today, 18(6), 22-23

In the business world, accountants are perceived as individuals with high levels of competency in decision-making involving economic criterion of costs versus benefits, measured in terms of monetary units. They are involved in the valuation of assets... Read More about The Theory of Uncertainty.

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/10.1108/03090590310468903

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.

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.

360° feedback process: performance, improvement and employee career development (2001)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A. M., & Garavan, T. N. (2001). 360° feedback process: performance, improvement and employee career development. Journal of European industrial training, 25(1), 5-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590110380614

360° feedback processes have gained popularity as a performance management and career development tool in contemporary organisations. This monograph explores the nature of 360° feedback, investigates the factors which have influenced its emergence a... Read More about 360° feedback process: performance, improvement and employee career development.

The New Unionism and the New Bargaining Agenda: UNISON–Employer Partnerships on Workplace Learning in Britain (2000)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2000). The New Unionism and the New Bargaining Agenda: UNISON–Employer Partnerships on Workplace Learning in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 38(2), 223-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00160

A model of new unionism has been developed which is characterized by features such as the servicing of members as customers and a shift to co-operative industrial relations. The UNISON–employer partnerships in workplace learning in the UK initially a... Read More about The New Unionism and the New Bargaining Agenda: UNISON–Employer Partnerships on Workplace Learning in Britain.

Developing self‐awareness in the managerial career development process: the value of 360‐degree feedback and the MBTI (1999)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A. M., & Garavan, T. N. (1999). Developing self‐awareness in the managerial career development process: the value of 360‐degree feedback and the MBTI. Journal of European industrial training, 23(9), 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910302613

Proposes that a crucial component of the career development process is what is termed “managerial self‐awareness” (MSA). To‐date relatively little has been written about self‐awareness, particularly in the literature on managerial career development... Read More about Developing self‐awareness in the managerial career development process: the value of 360‐degree feedback and the MBTI.

The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: its implications for education, training and workplace learning (1999)
Journal Article
Murphy, D., Campbell, C., & Garavan, T. N. (1999). The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: its implications for education, training and workplace learning. Journal of European industrial training, 23(4/5), 238-251. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910272112

Reviews the literature on the Pygmalion effect and in particular its implications for workplace learning and training. The article considers the wide ranging debate within the education literature on the value of the Pygmalion concept and also consi... Read More about The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: its implications for education, training and workplace learning.

Management development: contemporary trends, issues and strategies (1999)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Barnicle, B., & O’Suilleabhain, F. (1999). Management development: contemporary trends, issues and strategies. Journal of European industrial training, 23(4/5), 191-207. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910272077

Recent changes have demanded a more strategic perspective from those who lead and manage organisations, placing increased pressure on employees to be more productive, innovative and change orientated. This has precipitated a search for a more integr... Read More about Management development: contemporary trends, issues and strategies.

Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service (1999)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (1999). Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 42(2), 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640569911226

This paper examines the impact of various social, economic and political changes on the work of the Indian Forest Service, the elite organization concerned with environmental management in India. It is noted that whilst many leading authors criticiz... Read More about Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service.

Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms (1998)
Journal Article
Glancey, K., Greig, M., & Pettigrew, M. (1998). Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 4(3), 249-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552559810235547

This paper examines the nature of entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of small business service firms, with a corresponding increase in their importance in terms of employme... Read More about Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms.

In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers (1998)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (1998). In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers. Journal of European industrial training, 22(9), 375-387. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599810241027

Focuses on professional development policy for Irish second‐level teachers. Attempts to conceptualise current thinking about professional development policies as they relate to the teaching profession. Reviews existing policy for the provision of pr... Read More about In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers.

Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM (1998)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Morley, M., Heraty, N., Lucewicz, J., & Suchodolski, A. (1998). Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM. Personnel Review, 27(3), 200-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489810210606

Reviews the changes in personnel/HRM practices within a post‐command economy. Explores personnel/HRM practices within 25 Polish companies and reports on the diversity of personnel/HRM practices in evidence. The data suggest significant under‐develop... Read More about Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM.

The information age: implications for education and training in a small economy (1997)
Journal Article
Garrihy, D., & Garavan, T. N. (1997). The information age: implications for education and training in a small economy. Industrial and Commercial Training, 29(7), 208-217. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197859710190724

Information technology presents considerable challenges and opportunities to society. Ireland, as a member of the European Union with a small, open economy which is highly influenced by international trends, has a particular interest in this new phe... Read More about The information age: implications for education and training in a small economy.

Interpersonal skills training for quality service interactions (1997)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (1997). Interpersonal skills training for quality service interactions. Industrial and Commercial Training, 29(3), 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197859710165056

Achieving improvements in customer service is now recognized as a major challenge facing manufacturing and service industries throughout the world. This challenge is particularly pertinent to the tourism and hospitality sector. Notions of quality in... Read More about Interpersonal skills training for quality service interactions.