Developing a Meta-Inventory of Human Values An-Shou Cheng College of Information Studies‚ University of Maryland‚ USA ascheng@umd.edu ABSTRACT Human values are increasingly being used as a concept in a wide range of fields including psychology‚ sociology‚ anthropology‚ science and technology studies‚ and information science. However‚ the use of this concept varies widely in these different fields‚ and several different instruments have been developed separately to measure values. This
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book ’Experiential Learning: Experience As The Source Of Learning And Development’ Kolb acknowledges the early work on experiential learning by others in the 1900’s‚ including Rogers‚ Jung‚ and Piaget. In turn‚ Kolb’s learning styles model and experiential learning theory are today acknowledged by academics‚ teachers‚ managers and trainers as truly seminal works; fundamental concepts towards our understanding and explaining human learning behaviour‚ and towards helping others to learn A note about
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Human Development 13 CHAPTER he principal objective of development planning is human development and the attainment of higher standard of living for the people. This requires a more equitable distribution of development benefits and opportunities‚ better living environment and empowerment of the poor and marginalised. There is special need to empower women who can act as catalysts for change. In making the development process inclusive‚ the challenge is to formulate policies and programmes
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What is HDI? The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development"‚ taken as a synonym of the older terms "standard of living" and/or "quality of life"‚ and distinguishing "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. HDI was devised and launched by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq‚ followed by Indian economist Amartya Sen in 1990. The HDI is a comparative measure
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Research Article focuses on the analysis and resolution of managerial issues based on analytical and empirical studies. A Study of HRD Concepts‚ Structure of HRD Departments‚ and HRD Practices in India T V Rao‚ Raju Rao‚ and Taru Yadav Human Resource Development (HRD) as a function has evolved in India indigenously from the year 1975 when Larsen&Toubro (L&T) conceptualized HRD as an integrated system and decided to separate it from the personnel function. Since then‚ most organizations have started
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Introduction ‘Management is nothing but development of people‚ not the direction of things’ In modern industry system‚ the production is the result of the joint efforts of all the factors of production‚ i.e.‚ land‚ labour‚ capital‚ organization and entrepreneur. Labour‚ unlike other factors of production is an active factor. Human resource Management is‚ perhaps‚ the oldest and most widely researched subject in management. Yet‚ as technologies change‚ cultural diversities occur and people’s expectations
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Introduction: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to
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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background to the Study A rapidly changing economic environment‚ characterized by such phenomena as the globalization and deregulation of markets‚ changing customer and investor demands‚ and ever-increasing product-market competition‚ has become the norm for most organizations. To compete‚ they must continually improve their performance by reducing costs‚ innovating products and processes‚ and improving
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What is HDI? HDI (Human Development index) is a way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy‚ educational attainment and income. The breakthrough for the HDI was the creation of a single statistic which was to serve as a frame of reference for both social and economic development. The HDI sets a minimum and a maximum for each dimension‚ called goalposts‚ and then shows where each country stands in relation to these goalposts‚ expressed as a value between 0 and 1. It is
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INTRODUCTION Human Lifespan Development Human development is marked by different stages and milestones over the lifespan. It is expressed over three domains: physical‚ cognitive and socio/emotional. While human physical and cognitive development is universal‚ socio/emotional definitions and development vary from culture to culture. Gaining a basic knowledge of human lifespan development will lead to a better understanding of the appearance‚ perceptions and behaviors of the self and others. Adolescence
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