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Future challenges for human resource development professionals in European learning‐oriented organisations
Buyens, Dirk Wouters, Karen Dewettinck, Koen
Buyens, Dirk
Wouters, Karen
Dewettinck, Koen
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2001-12-01
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23
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32
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Within the scope of the Targeted Socio‐Economic Research (TSER) project (1998‐2000), that aimed to examine new human resource development (HRD) initiatives in learning‐oriented organisations throughout Europe, this paper confronts the Belgian findings with the European outlook. The study examines how HRD departments in learning‐oriented organisations envision their new role in stimulating and supporting employees to learn continuously, what strategies HRD departments adopt to realise their envisioned role and what inhibiting factors they encounter when tying to realise their new role. The results of a survey of 165 companies, of which 39 are located in Belgium, showed a paucity of innovative HRD practices. However, professionals indicate that strategies to support the business and to stimulate learning and knowledge sharing will become increasingly important strategies in the future. The factors that appear to significantly hinder the change process are also discussed.
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3504 Commercial Services, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour, Generic health relevance