Human resource development in a knowledge-based economy

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Abu Dhabi : Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, 2003

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9789948004127

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Human resources management

Knowledge management

Knowledge workers

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Markaz al-Imarat lil-Dirasat wa-al-Buhuth al-Istiratijiyah

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This work examines the contextual framework and the imperatives of a knowledge-based economy, in which human resource development has assumed increasing importance as the means to boost productive capabilities, foster and sustain national growth and provide a competitive edge to corporations. The book is divided into four major sections: Perspectives and Prospects; Governments and National Strategy; Development of Human Resources and Paradigms for Organisational Success.

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The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Jamal S. Al-SuwaidiH.E. President Hamid KarzaiStan DavisLaurence Prusak and Salvatore PariseH.E. Dr. Yousef H. Al-EbraheemThomas A. KochanRichard W. JudyLeif EdvinssonRobert E. QuinnPeter CappelliJeffrey PfefferThomas A. StewartRobert I. Sutton

Figures and Tables	p. ix
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. x
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction
Human Resource Development in a Knowledge-Based Economy	p. 3
Keynote Address
Human Resources: A Critical Factor in Rebuilding Afghanistan	p. 19
Perspectives and Prospects
1 Building the Knowledge-Based Economy: Challenges and Opportunities	p. 33
2 Information Systems as a Conduit for the Transfer of Knowledge	p. 61
Governments and National Strategy
3 Education and Human Resource Development in the Knowledge-Based Economy	p. 85
4 Government Policies for a Knowledge-Based Economy	p. 117
5 Workforce Planning in the Knowledge-Based Economy	p. 147
Development of Human Resources
6 Investing in Intellectual Capital: Potential Costs and Benefits	p. 181
7 Leading Change: The Path from Slow Death to Effective Organization	p. 201
8 Training and Skill Improvement for Organizational Excellence	p. 225
Paradigms for Organizational Success
9 Designed for Success: Organizational Structure in the Knowledge Economy	p. 265
10 The Human Capitalist in the Knowledge Economy	p. 293
11 Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap in Competitive Organizations	p. 303
Contributors	p. 331
Notes	p. 341
Bibliography	p. 361

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