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Business plays
a mammoth role in workforce development, but many environments are
inhospitable to learning, and business goals may fail to serve the
learner. The competitive global economy has caused employers to take a
greater interest in human resource development because it is through
people, not technology, that competitive edge is gained. |
The corporate world represents a major influence in
employees' education as Bierema (2000) affirms
that
Business plays a mammoth role in workforce
development, but many environments are inhospitable to learning, and
business goals may fail to serve the learner. The competitive global
economy has caused employers to take a greater interest in human
resource development because it is through people, not technology, that
competitive edge is gained (p. 278).
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Source:
Bierema, L.
L. (2000). Moving beyond performance paradigms in human resource
development. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of
adult and continuing education (pp. 278-293). San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass. |
Reference:
Bierema, L. L. (2000). Moving beyond performance paradigms
in human resource development. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.),
Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 278-293). San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. |
