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(Werner and DeSimone) Using the 6th edition
Using your own definition of HRD
what are some challenges that organizations and HRD professionals are currently facing or may face?
Expert Answer
Human Resource Development (HRD) is the part of Human Resource Management (HRM) dealing in training and development of employees to upgrade his/her skills and abilities to match with the current job requirements.
Some challenges that organizations and HRD professionals are currently facing or may face are as follows:
- Cultural and attitude differences: HRD Professional faces the problem in dealing and formulating training for the employees belonging to different culture and of different attitude.
- Continuous changes in Technology: The technology changes rapidly and replace the old one quickly so to cope up with the new technologies and to facilitates the training to the employees and meet the requirements, they need to develop their skills and knowledge accordingly.
- Enhancement of Knowledge and information: The biggest challenges for the HRD Professionals are to continuously upgrade their knowledge and informations as they need to understand the different places and their philosophy throughout the world.
- Motivation of the employees: HRD Professional faces the problems in motivating the employees and encouraging them for the need of training as the employees are very demanding.
