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Aesthetics and Human Resource Development Stephen Gibb

Aesthetics and Human Resource Development By Stephen Gibb

Aesthetics and Human Resource Development by Stephen Gibb


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In this, the first book to look at aesthetics and human resource development, the existing and potential future connections of these areas are investigated. It is a timely and original piece of work: a valuable student reference.

Aesthetics and Human Resource Development Summary

Aesthetics and Human Resource Development: Connections, Concepts and Opportunities by Stephen Gibb

The first book to look at both aesthetics and human resource development, this timely and original work investigates existing, as well as possible future, connections and relations between the two areas.

Well structured and expertly written, The Aesthetic Challenges of Human Resource Development is undoubtedly a valuable reference for students of human resource management, business and management, and aesthetics.

Aesthetics and Human Resource Development Reviews

Creativity has become a valued commodity in the business world, and in this volume Gibb (human resources managemen, U of Strathclyde, Scotland) considers the connection between human resource development and the creative class. Examining industries in the realms of science, engineering, design, arts, education, and music, he discusses theconcepts of aesthetic value systems, imagination, and beauty and relates these concepts to the practice of human resources development. -- Art Book News Annual, January 2007

About Stephen Gibb

Stephen Gibb is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. He researches and teaches HRD with a vision to explore how the subject can be made most vital by creating imaginative and compassionate analysis and action.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations. Foreword Part I: Connections 1. Pretty Smart: Aesthetics and HRD 2. Making It Up: Constructing Creativity 3. Valuing Aesthetics 4. The Illusion of Potential: Imaginative Truth 5. Caring About Beauty Part II: Concepts 6. Artful HRD: Pleasure for Pleasure 7. Arts-Based HRD 8. Beyond Artfulness: Expressing Human Vitality Part III: Challenges 9. Developing Strategies for Creativity 10. Creative Industries 11. Taking it Seriously: Subverting Double Standards 12. Ending the Silence Aesthetically. Notes. References. Index

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NLS9781138010383
9781138010383
1138010383
Aesthetics and Human Resource Development: Connections, Concepts and Opportunities by Stephen Gibb
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2014-08-15
202
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