Effective Workforce Development

Dr Antonios Panagiotakopoulos holds a PhD in Human Resource Management from the University of Leeds, where he serves as a Research Fellow and Dissertation Tutor at the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC). He has previously worked as a Lecturer in HRM teaching courses at Leeds University and Chester University, as well as a Senior Lecturer of HRM in several Higher Education Institutions in Greece (e.g. New York College, Athens and American College of Greece). During his career he has won several teaching and research awards, while his articles have been published in various international peer-reviewed academic journals including International Journal of Training and Development, Journal of Business Strategy, and The Learning Organization.

• Acknowledgements Aims of the bookIntroductionChapter 1: The learning processChapter 2: Training and organisational performanceChapter 3: The systematic approach to employee trainingChapter 4: Informal learning at workChapter 5: Creating the learning organisationChapter 6: Development of ‘soft' skillsChapter 7: Giving effective presentationsChapter 8: Practical exercises for employee training interventionsConcluding remarksFurther readingIndex

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