Description
This book is about the connection between aesthetics and human resource development. It is a timely and original work that investigates existing, as well as possible future, connections and relations between the two areas. The book is well structured and expertly written, and is a valuable reference for students of human resource management, business, and aesthetics.
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. Review: Creativity has become a valued commodity in the business world, and in this volume Gibb (human resources managemen, U of Strathclyde, Scotland) considers the connection between human resource development and the creative class. Examining industries in the realms of science, engineering, design, arts, education, and music, he discusses theconcepts of aesthetic value systems, imagination, and beauty and relates these concepts to the practice of human resources development. -- Art Book News Annual, January 2007