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Gaining Innovation Through Empowerment
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| Alexander Manga, Western Michigan University, alexander.manga@wmich.edu
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| Tala Davidson, Western Michigan University, tala.j.davidson@gmail.com
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| Stacy French, Western Michigan University, portagefrench@sbcglobal.net
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| Steve Dibble, Western Michigan University, steve378810@gmail.com
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| Abstract:
Empowerment has been found to be positively related to innovation capability for profit and non-profit organizations. This paper contributes to evaluation of human resource management, and offers several insights for chief executive officers, consultants, and human resource managers. The results of this study may assist managers in decision making to adapt different organizational strategies that may influence sustainable innovative outcomes.
In this study, the impact of empowerment on innovation capability; and the peculiarities of these effects are investigated. The study's hypotheses are tested by performing a meta- analysis on both published and unpublished studies and data collected for the purpose of measuring the effects of empowerment on innovation. This study specifies perceptions of empowerment as the independent variable and innovation as the dependant.
The results of this meta- analysis will also lead to further research questions that can develop deeper understanding of the topics empowerment and innovation.
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Values in Human Resource Development (HRD) Evaluation: What is the Role of Sustainability?
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| Darlene Russ-Eft, Oregon State University, darlene.russeft@oregonstate.edu
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The purpose of this paper is to explore issues related to the value of sustainability in HRD evaluation. The paper will begin by examining the various meanings of sustainability and the related research. It will then explore the meaning of HRD evaluation and the current approaches to such evaluation. Finally, it will discuss ethics and values within HRD evaluation, arguing that sustainability should be a major concern for HRD evaluators. Two case studies exemplifying the issues will be described: one involving teacher development within the K-12 sector and another involving an employee development effort within a high tech firm. Questions will be posed as to the role of the evaluator in identifying internal and external factors that might affect sustainability.
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