HRD and Learning Organisations in Europe

Ms Saskia Tjepkema, MSc, works as an HRD consultant for Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company, and as a researcher and teacher for the University of Twente, Faculty of Educational Science and Technology. Jim Stewart is Professor of Human Resource Development at Nottingham Business School. Sally Sambrook is a lecturer in Human Resource Management at the School for Business and Regional Development at the University of Wales, Bangor. Martin Mulder is Professor of Education and Head of the Department of Educational Studies in Wageningen University. Hilde ter Horst is Managing Director of MM&I, a company specialising in consultancy on and development of multimedia training materials and organizational learning. Jaap Scheerens is Professor of Education at the University of Twente.

• 1. Introduction2. S. Tjepkema, H. ter Horst and M. Mulder Learning Organizations and HRD3. S. Tjepkema Methodology4. D. Buyens and S. van Schelstraete Cases from Belgium5. T. Vaherva and H. Woods Cases from Finland6. D. Belet Cases from France7. K. Meinicke, R. Reinhardt, A. Buschmann and P. Pawlowsky Cases from Germany8. M.Tomassini and A. Cavrini Cases from Italy9. H. ter Horst and S. Tjepkema Cases from The Netherlands10. S. Sambrook and J. Stewart Cases from the United Kingdom11. S. Tjepkema Conclusions from Case Studies and Survey12. S. Sambrook and J. Stewart Reflections and Discussion