The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development

Part I. Part I

1. Anthropology: A Foundation for Human Resource Development
Cary N. McLean

2. Go to the People: Using Emic Approaches for Cultural Understanding
Wei-Wen Chang

Part II. Part II

3. The Cross-Cultural Transfer of American Models and Myths to Germany and the Côte d’lvoire
Carol D. Hansen

4. The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development Paradigms and Practices in South Africa
Susan A. Lynham, Fredrick M. Nafukho, Peter W. Cunningham

5. Empowerment: A Practice Embedded in Cultural Contexts. A Comparison between the United States and France
Sylvie Chevrier

6. Human Resource Development in Austria: A Cultural Perspective of Management Development
Astrid Reichel, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Katharina Chudzikowski

7. Malleability in Spain: The Influence of US Human Resource Development Models
Javier Quintanilla, MaJesús Belizón, Lourdes Susaeta, Rocío Sánchez-Mangas

8. Asian Reversalism: An Alternative Approach to Career Development
Yih-Teen Lee, Carol D. Hansen

Part III. Part III

9. The Cultural Context of Organizational Identity: How Belief Systems Can Frame the Practice and Role of Human Resource Development
Sheila L. Margolis

10. The Culturally Distinct Role of Human Resource Development in Nonprofit Organizations
Ava Wilensky

11. Culture Conflicts in Demonstrating the Value of Human Resource Development
Saul Carliner

12. The Influence of Organizational Culture on Training Effectiveness
Kay Bunch

13. When Human Resources Practices and Organizational Culture Collide: A Performance Management Case Study
Kimberly Clauss Magee

14. The Link between Culture and Succession Planning
Lori Fancher

Nyckelord: Business and Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Development Economics, Human Resource Development