Aesthetics and Human Resource Development: Connections, Concepts and Opportunities [Paperback]

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.

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

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.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. Creativity has become a valued commodity in the business world, and in this volume Gibb (human resources managemen, U of Strathclyde, Scotland) col3µ