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Innovation and human resource development / guest editors Professor Maura Sheehan, Professor Thomas N. Garavan and Dr Ronan Carbery.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 38, Issue 1/2
- European Journal of Training and Development : A journal for HRD specialist, 2046-9012 ; Volume 38, Number 1/2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Personnel management--Case studies.
- Personnel management.
- Knowledge management--Economic aspects.
- Knowledge management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- [West Yorkshire, England] : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The question of how best to achieve sustained organisational performance is of national and international significance. Organisations that achieve high rates of innovation increase the likelihood of sustaining competitive advantage, and, therefore to succeed in an increasingly globally competitive marketplace. Where labour markets are more highly regulated and where wages costs are relatively high, for example, in many EU countries compared to countries such India and China, an absence of high rates of innovation is likely to cast a death knell for many organisations and a downward spiral for
- Contents:
- Cover; Editorial advisory board; Innovation and human resource development (HRD); Leadership's influence on innovation and sustainability; Stories of innovation: roles, perspectives, and players; Knowledge productivity for sustainable innovation: social capital as HRD target; Exploiting managerial capability for innovation in a micro-firm context; Leveraging human resource development expertise to improve supply chain managers' skills and competencies; SME innovation and learning: the role of networks and crisis events; Book reviews; 2013 Awards for Excellence
- Notes:
- "Formerly Journal of European Industrial Training".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 25, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-78350-734-9
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