scholarly journals National Human Resources Development Strategy in the World and Lessons for Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Xuan Truong ◽  
Tu Thuy Anh
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
National Human ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Economic Development

Human resource is always a vital driving force for social-economic development of any country in the world. Developing human resource is, therefore, a top priority mission in development policies at every level from the firm scale to the national scale. In order to unify human resource development activities in one form, we need a strategy as a lighthouse to direct them. To the end, human resource will be utilized by firms, hence strategy for human resource development (HRD) must be built and developed at the firm level first. As a result, strategy for HRD at the firm level is studied and applied enormously both in theory and practice. To national level, the concept of national human resource development (NHRD) is still ambiguous and debated strongly among its scholars partially because several countries have not had a clear NHRD plan yet however they still have a high quality of human capital. Besides that, there are a lot of countries which are successful in putting forward and implementing clear strategies of NHRD. The article will examine these strategies and from this draw necessary lessons for Vietnam, a country looking for a complete and efficient strategy of NHRD.

scholarly journals RAZVOJ LJUDSKIH RESURSA KAO PREDUSLOV ORGANIZACIONE USPJEŠNOSTI / HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AS A CONDITION OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Željko M. Radosavac
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Wide Range

Contemporary business conditions do not impose only need for adjustment of the organization but also the need for adjustment of employees. Human resources, manifested through individual knowledge, skills, individual qualities and achievements, is the basis of competitive advantage of organizations and the main resource for the survival, the growth and development of modern organizations. Treating employees as a decisive factor for the success of organizations, it follows that their primary duty is to provide, maintain and develop the best people through the wide range of human resource activities. Thus, Human Resource Development, designated as a key activity for achieving the projected goals of the organization, can be defined as a set of systematic and planned activities appointed by an organization to provide its members with the opportunities to learn necessary skills to meet current and future job demands. Employees are increasingly accepting the reality that education becomes their responsibility in order to develop their full working potential and to ensure self employment opportunities. On the other hand, encouraging educational programs, organizations strive not only to meet the business needs for education of employees, but also their interests, creating and developing the climate of continuous learning and dissemination of knowledge in all areas. To what extent will the organization attach importance to certain practices that guide and encourage staff development depends on its current situation, activities, goals and adopted development strategy. Adequate choice, the assignment according to their abilities and affinities, continuous training and education, are generally accepted methods without which the development of employees is not possible. The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) estimates that U.S. organizations spent $134.1 billion on employee learning and development in 2008, and $125.9 billion in 2009.Human resource managers in large organizations ranked training and development as the most important functional area they had to deal with because HRD programs must respond to job changes and integrate the long-term plans and strategies of the organization to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources. Combining different methods and approaches, and referring to all employees in the organization, training and human resources development become a tools for achieving change and the effects they produce are becoming a far-reaching and strategic.

National human resource development in China: government–industry–university relations and roles

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Fang ◽  
Panpan Zhang ◽  
Sehoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Triple Helix ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Triple Helix Model ◽  
National Human ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore recent national human resource development (NHRD) practices in China through a literature review focusing on programs and activities that represent the roles and interactions among the government, industry and universities. Design/methodology/approach To effectively consolidate previous work and conceptualize the recent development of the NHRD practices in China, a semi-narrative literature review was used to explore and analyze NHRD-related functions and activities. Findings Findings from the literature review showed that although the central government still plays a predominant role in China, universities and corporations are increasingly playing a critical role in developing an innovative and skilled workforce. At the regional level, NHRD initiatives in China have been increasingly undertaken by universities, industry and government–industry–university collaborations. The authors also found a disparity between developed and underdeveloped regions in terms of NHRD in China. Research limitations/implications This study used the triple helix model as a framework that provides an insightful lens for researchers to examine how various social entities interact with each other and jointly contribute to NHRD. Further case studies are needed to generate evidence-based knowledge to the NHRD literature. Practical implications A more systematic NHRD leadership structure at both the national and local level is desired to unleash the potential of bottom-up development and active government–industry–university collaboration. To counter regional divergence in NHRD in China, intra- and cross-regional collaborations are helpful in improving resources distribution and workforce development. Originality/value Based on open system theory, this study focused on programs and activities that represent the roles and interactions among the government, industry and university in Chinese NHRD through the lens of the triple helix model. In addition, this study offers a conceptual model of Chinese NHRD to help scholars and practitioners understand the transitional efforts in NHRD.

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