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ERIC Number: EJ648407
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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Free Agent Learners: The New Career Model and Its Impact on Human Resource Development.
Opengart, Rose; Short, Darren C.
International Journal of Lifelong Education, v21 n3 p220-33 May-Jun 2002
Human resource development (HRD) executives from the United States (n=7), Brazil (n=1), and Britain (n=3) reported some shift toward free-agent attitudes and long-term employability among high-potential and high-tech employees. Organizations increasingly view learning as a recruitment and retention tool. The focus of HRD is shifting from training toward learning and careers. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Employment Potential, Human Resources, Job Skills, Labor Turnover
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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