... their prominent characteristics and implications. Originality/value The present contribution is the first documented synthesis of the literature on the subject. Training National cultures Human resource management Attitudes Working practices Cross cultural studies In today's culturally...

... ; Hall, 2000 ; Khatri, 1999 ; Wang and Wang, 2006). Outsourcing Human resource development Process planning Working practices United Kingdom A growing trend in HRD in recent years has seen a steady increase in the number of training tasks being undertaken by external providers...

... to the economics of education and training. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Learning Work psychology Working practices If we merely assume that, because the same key terms are used in these different arenas, the meaning of the terms is the same, then we leave ourselves open...