TY - JOUR

T1 - Assesing the Efficiency of HRD practices in Knowledge-intensive Firms

AU - Zavyalova, E.

AU - Kosheleva, S.

N1 - Zavyalova, E. Assesing the Efficiency of HRD practices in Knowledge-intensive Firms / E. Zavyalova, S. Kosheleva // Human Resource Development International. - 2013. - Volume 16, № 5. - P. 590-598.

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - The article presents the results of a comparative study of human resource development (HRD) in two groups of knowledge-intensive firms: those working in the information technology (IT) field and in advertising/public relations (PR) field. One hundred Russian medium-sized enterprises participated in the study. The questionnaire was developed on the basis of the European quality standard ‘Investors in People’. The study findings suggested that the differences in HR practices aimed at personnel development between two groups of companies were statistically significant. Thus, in the advertising/PR companies, HRD practices were used more actively and effectively, with particular emphasis on providing timely feedback and involving employees in the decision-making process. In IT companies, formal assessment tools were used more often, while in advertising/PR companies, more informal and individualized approaches were more prevalent.

AB - The article presents the results of a comparative study of human resource development (HRD) in two groups of knowledge-intensive firms: those working in the information technology (IT) field and in advertising/public relations (PR) field. One hundred Russian medium-sized enterprises participated in the study. The questionnaire was developed on the basis of the European quality standard ‘Investors in People’. The study findings suggested that the differences in HR practices aimed at personnel development between two groups of companies were statistically significant. Thus, in the advertising/PR companies, HRD practices were used more actively and effectively, with particular emphasis on providing timely feedback and involving employees in the decision-making process. In IT companies, formal assessment tools were used more often, while in advertising/PR companies, more informal and individualized approaches were more prevalent.

KW - knowledge-intensive firms

KW - HR practices

KW - HRD

U2 - 10.1080/13678868.2013.851322

DO - 10.1080/13678868.2013.851322

M3 - Article

VL - 16

SP - 590

EP - 598

JO - Human Resource Development International

JF - Human Resource Development International

SN - 1367-8868

IS - 5

ER -