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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449966403321

Autore

Gibb Stephen

Titolo

Aesthetics and human resource development : connections, concepts and opportunities / / Stephen Gibb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-23566-6

1-280-41395-6

9786610413959

0-203-00851-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in human resource development ; ; 13

Disciplina

658.301

Soggetti

Aesthetics

Creative ability in business

Manpower policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; 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; 6. Artful HRD: Pleasure for Pleasure; 7. Arts-based HRD; 8. Beyond Artfulness: Expressing Human Vitality; 9. Developing Strategies for Creativity; 10. Creative Industries; 11. Taking it Seriously: Subverting Double Standards; 12. Ending the Silence Aesthetically; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.