Work Ethic and Values in HRD. Symposium.

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Adult Learning; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Cost Effectiveness; Cultural Context; Delivery Systems; Education Work Relationship; Educational Research; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Human Resources; Labor Force Development; Literature Reviews; Online Courses; Outcomes of Education; Postsecondary Education; Protestants; Questionnaires; Research and Development; Research Methodology; Researchers; Teacher Attitudes; Trainers; Universities; Values; Web Based Instruction; Work Ethic

Kuwait; United States

This document contains four papers from a symposium on work ethic and values in human resource development (HRD). "Value Priorities of HRD Scholars and Practitioners" (Reid Bates, Hsin Chih Chen, Tim Hatcher) presents the results of a study that identified and analyzed six HRD values reflecting two value facets (locus of HRD influence and HRD outcomes) and a seventh value reflecting a perceived normative component in all HRD activity. "The Development of a Research Instrument to Compare Working Values across Different Cultures Based on Hofstede's VSM (Value Survey Module) Questionnaire" (Salwa Yousef Al-Sharqawi, Sally Anne Sambrook) discusses an exploratory research approach used to adapt Hofstede's Value Survey Module for use in a doctoral research project examining work values in public and private banks in Kuwait and replicating Hofstede's study of cultural dimensions. "An Examination of the Viability of the Work Ethic Construct" (Sharon S. Naquin, Elwood F. Holton) examines the protestant work ethic (PWE) literature and presents an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of leading composite measures of PWE constructs. "Cost Analysis of E-Learning: A Case Study of a University Program" (Tim L. Wentling, Ji-Hye Park) examines cost drivers of e-learning programs and analyzes the University of Illinois' online human resource education program. All four papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)

2003

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