This e-book explores the challenges and opportunities for expediting critical reflection in human resource development, particularly in the development of managers and professionals. It presents a collection from a number of leading figures who have been integrating critical reflection into...

A critical turn in human resource development This issue will comprise a number of papers relating to a series of themes on critical human resource development. The editors proposed the theme due to their concern that the debates and practice of human resource development (HRD) were being...

The idea of a corporate university has taken root and is beginning to flourish. Whether that continues remains to be seen but two things are already clear: the number of organisations claiming to operate a corporate university has risen significantly over the last ten years or so; and, no doubt...

This collection brings together leading scholarly thinking to understand why CSR failed to prevent the global financial crisis, how corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) contributed to the financial crisis, and how we may reframe CSR or improve CSR frameworks to help prevent or mitigate any...

The fierce debate on CSR is often linked to different understandings of CSR from different perspectives. Although there is no strong consensus on CSR, Carroll's pyramid of CSR encompassing economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities ( Carroll, 1979 ) is a good starting point for...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to argue that human resource development (HRD) needs to embrace and include futures and foresight learning (FFL) as a new addition to its field of theorising and practice. The question to consider is: How can FFL become a new feature of HRD? A key part of the...

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