Outputs (226)

Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective (2007)
Journal Article
Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 8(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000007780007380

This paper compares two localities of marked social, cultural and economic difference in relation to small tourism business networking and formalization of tourism destination development. The methodological process involves in-depth interviews, supp... Read More about Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective.

Explorations of the host's relationship with the commercial home (2007)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. A., Sweeney, M., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Explorations of the host's relationship with the commercial home. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 7(2), 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050042

This paper investigates the host's relationship with their commercial home and its influences on product construction. Intangible dimensions of hospitality are explored through interviews and photographs. Commercial home hosts are interviewed using p... Read More about Explorations of the host's relationship with the commercial home.

Closing Comments: A Call to Action (2010)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Garavan, T. N. (2010). Closing Comments: A Call to Action. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 614-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422310394435

To date, the field of HRD has largely focused on individuals and organisations and has not devoted sufficient attention to its social role and impact. This concluding article calls on the HRD community to take a more active role in shaping sustainabi... Read More about Closing Comments: A Call to Action.

The Role of Line Managers as Human Resource Agents in Fostering Organizational Change in Public Services (2008)
Journal Article
Mcguire, D., Stoner, L., & Mylona, S. (2008). The Role of Line Managers as Human Resource Agents in Fostering Organizational Change in Public Services. Journal of Change Management, 8(1), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697010801937580

The commercialization of public services has led to enhanced customer service and arguably improved employee performance. Central to these efforts has been a radical reconsideration of the role of line managers. By devolving responsibility for human... Read More about The Role of Line Managers as Human Resource Agents in Fostering Organizational Change in Public Services.

Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations (2007)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Todnem By, R., & Hutchings, K. (2007). Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations. Journal of European industrial training, 31(8), 592-608. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590710833651

Purpose – Achieving intergenerational interaction and avoiding conflict is becoming increasingly difficult in a workplace populated by three generations – Baby Boomers, Generation X‐ers and Generation Y‐ers. This paper presents a model and proposes... Read More about Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations.

Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies (2007)
Journal Article
O'Donnell, D., Gubbins, C., McGuire, D., Jørgensen, K. M., Bo Henriksen, L., & Garavan, T. N. (2007). Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies. Advances in developing human resources, 9(3), 413-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306304107

The problem and the solution. This article initiates a critical management studies evaluation of social capital in an HRD context by drawing on insights from Foucault and Habermas.This article presents alternative interpretations of three seminal so... Read More about Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies.

Portrait of a transformational leader: the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr (2007)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Hutchings, K. (2007). Portrait of a transformational leader: the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership & organization development journal, 28(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730710726840

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the leadership of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in relation to four characteristics of transformational leadershipDesign/methodology/approach – The paper draws upon excerpts from archival sources of perso... Read More about Portrait of a transformational leader: the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

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.

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.

Improving Workplace Learning (2006)
Book
Munro, A. (2006). K. Evans, L. Unwin, P. Hodkinson, & H. Rainbird (Eds.). Improving Workplace Learning. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203946947

No abstract available.

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.

Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry (2008)
Journal Article
Barron, P. (2008). Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 20(7), 730-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110810897583

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore one of the biggest issues and challenges now faced by hospitality education and the hospitality industry: that of how to attract and retain a critical group of talented people. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry.

Organisational Structures and Contexts in British National Governing Bodies of Sport (1994)
Journal Article
Theodoraki, E. I., & Henry, I. P. (1994). Organisational Structures and Contexts in British National Governing Bodies of Sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 29(3), 243-265. doi:10.1177/101269029402900302

This paper reports the findings of the first stages of a research project which investigates the organisational structures of the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) in Britain and the strategic management styles which these organisations emplo... Read More about Organisational Structures and Contexts in British National Governing Bodies of Sport.

Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study (2012)
Journal Article
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/10.1108/03090591211263558

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.

Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level (2012)
Journal Article
Mohd Rasdi, R., Garavan, T. N., & Ismail, M. (2012). Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(2/3), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211204715

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how managerial level moderates the relationships between networking behaviours and career success (objective and subjective) in the context of a public sector organisation in Malaysia.Design/meth... Read More about Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level.

A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct (2012)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2012). A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(2/3), 129-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211215579

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to review published conceptual and research papers within the field of international, comparative and cross‐cultural HRD.Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is a targeted literature review focusing o... Read More about A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct.

Mapping talent development: definition, scope and architecture (2012)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Carbery, R., & Rock, A. (2012). Mapping talent development: definition, scope and architecture. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211192601

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of talent development, define its scope and identify the issues involved in formulating talent development strategies in organisations.Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the... Read More about Mapping talent development: definition, scope and architecture.

Understanding the HRD Role in MNCs:The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking (2009)
Journal Article
Gubbins, C., & Garavan, T. N. (2009). Understanding the HRD Role in MNCs:The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking. Human Resource Development Review, 8(2), 245-275. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484309334583

In an era of increasing global competition, it is argued that knowledge and skills are the key sources of competitive advantage. This places the human resource development (HRD) function in a situation of increased status and power, if HRD professio... Read More about Understanding the HRD Role in MNCs:The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking.

The Adoption and Diffusion of an NHRD Standard: A Conceptual Framework (2009)
Journal Article
Murphy, A., & Garavan, T. N. (2009). The Adoption and Diffusion of an NHRD Standard: A Conceptual Framework. Human Resource Development Review, 8(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484308330019

This article proposes a conceptual framework to explain the adoption and diffusion of a national human resource development (NHRD) standard. NHRD standards are used by governments to promote training and development in organizations and increase the... Read More about The Adoption and Diffusion of an NHRD Standard: A Conceptual Framework.

Exploring the Strategic Role of Human Resource Development in Organizational Crisis Management (2009)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Hutchins, H. M., & Garavan, T. N. (2009). Exploring the Strategic Role of Human Resource Development in Organizational Crisis Management. Human Resource Development Review, 8(1), 22-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484308330018

Crisis management has been a largely overlooked territory in human resource development (HRD) despite the increasingly recognized impact of organizational crises on the individual and organizational performance. This article explores the strategic r... Read More about Exploring the Strategic Role of Human Resource Development in Organizational Crisis Management.