Graham Perkins is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and the Associate Dean of Education at the University of Exeter, UK. He contributes to the national assessment of Advanced CIPD qualifications and is the co-author of Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment, also published by Kogan Page.Sian Robinson is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School, UK, teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Previously, she was a lecturer in HRM at UWE Bristol, UK.

• Chapter - 01: Introduction;Chapter - 02: Fundamentals: What is Human Resource Development;Chapter - 03: The Context;Chapter - 04: Human Resource Development Strategy and Policy;Chapter - 05: Managing the Human Resource Development Function;Chapter - 06: How We Learn: Learning Theories and Learning Styles;Chapter - 07: Identifying Learning Needs;Chapter - 08: Designing Learning Interventions;Chapter - 09: Delivering Learning Interventions;Chapter - 10: Evaluating Learning Interventions;Chapter - 11: Using Technology in Learning;Chapter - 12: Learning Analytics;Chapter - 13: Leadership and Management Development;Chapter - 14: Knowledge Management;Chapter - 15: Organisational Learning;Chapter - 16: Career Management and Continuing Professional Development;Chapter - 17: Future Directions and Contemporary Challenges within Human Resource Development

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