Thesis (doctoral) - Universität, Frankfurt. / Includes bibliographical references.

The problem with which this study is concerned is that of determining and analyzing the problems of human resources created in Iran. These problems are rooted deeply and stream from Iranian history, culture, and social environment. The main purposes of this study are three. The first is to determine and analyze problems of human resources created in Iran, including social environment, education, and employment. The second is to study and evaluate the manpower policy of Iranian economic development. The third is to apply human resource development in planning, educating, training, and developing the human resources required for the economic development of Iran. Based on the reports and recommendations of the three research groups, a detailed plan and strategies are written to develop Iran's human resources.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a huge challenge to improve its world competitiveness status in order to ensure a better economic life for all. One of the more practical strategic approaches is investment in human capital and more specific people development. A more specific strategy might be to ensure that each and every supervisor is an effective counsellor/coach/mentor. From the research done its seems that this is not the case - probably due to the fact that these tools are not utilised or not well integrated in the larger human resource development strategy. It is quite clear that counsellors, coaches and mentors can and should utilise the different motivational and learning theories coherently in accordance with the applicability of the situation and the specific preferences of the individual protégé. This will ensure maximum efficiency of education, training and development interventions. But human resource systems do not seem to be integrated to the extent that the proverbial golden thread can be followed from work design to the termination of an employee. From the literature it is clear that all the necessary functions in human resources can be included in an integrative system to allow optimum efficient employees. The vagueness however (supported by the absence of work design and management information systems in some models) just aggravates the current researcher's concern about clear, exact guidelines to ensure proper counselling, coaching and mentoring. The human resource system and the function human resource development as well as performance management definitely allow for counselling, coaching and mentoring, but the support and reinforcement is not obvious. From literature surveys it is clear that that counselling, coaching and mentoring can be utilised effectively in human resource development. Insufficient evidence is however available to show appropriate application of these tools. It is thus clear that counsellors/coaches/mentors and protégés in South Africa do not have a complete, practical and integrated human resource system and programme that can facilitate maximum growth of the protégés. This is proven by the quiet period since the middle eighties till the middle nineties; where - after affirmative action and later the skills development act and employment equity act forced employers to relook their development programmes as well as our poor performance in supplying the number of managers needed for global competitiveness. Due to the lack of empirical research, but from published material one can derive that: Counsellors/coaches/mentors and or protégés in South Africa are not aware what competencies each should possess; culturally diverse groups hamper growing relationships in particular with coaches and protégés and that principles and guidelines governing the coach/mentor/protégé relationship seems not to be researched and shared in South Africa. More - over, inadequate processes exist to link and integrate counselling/coaching/mentoring closely with competencies, people development and human resource processes. However there are sufficient guidelines in overseas publications to ensure that one can compile well integrated coaching/mentoring programmes that will ensure that counselling, coaching and mentoring gain its legitimate place in people development. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suid-Afrika staan voor 'n geweldige uitdaging om sy mededingendheidsmag te versterk ten einde beter ekonomiese vooruitsigte aan sy burgers te skep. Een van die mees praktiese strategieë is belegging in menslike kapitaal, meer spesifiek deur die ontwikkeling van sy menslike hulpbronne. 'n Meer spesifieke strategie mag wees om sorg te dra dat elke toesighouer 'n effektiewe voorligter/afrigter/mentor is. Vanuit die skrywer se navorsing blyk dit nie die geval te wees nie, moontlik as gevolg van die feit dat hierdie toerusting nie deel is van die omvattende menslike hulpbron ontwikkelings strategieë nie. Dit is duidelik dat voorligters/afrigters/mentors die beskikbare motiverings- en leer teorieë geintegreerd, in samehang met die geskiktheid van die situasie en die spesifieke vooroordele van die individuele leerder moet aanwend ten einde maksimum effektiwiteit vanuit opvoedings-, opleidings- en ontwikkelings intervensies te verkry. Maar menslike hulpbron sisteme blyk minder geïntegreerd te wees. Die navorser kon nie die spreekwoordelike goue draad opspoor en volg vanaf werksontwerp tot en met diensverlating nie. Vanuit die literatuur is dit duidelik dat al die noodsaaklike funksies in menslike hulpbronbestuur in geïntegreerde sisteme ingesluit kan word ten einde meer effektiewe werknemers te hê. Die vaagheid van hierdie integrasie (soos gesien in die afwesigheid van byvoorbeeld werksontwerp en bestuurs-informasie in sommige modelle) vererger die huidige navorser se bekommernis rakende duidelike, definitiewe riglyne om kwaliteit voorligting, afrigting en mentorskap te voorsien. Voorligting, afrigting en mentorskap het definitief 'n plek in die menslike hulpbronsisteme en menslike hulpbronontwikkeling en veral prestasiebestuur, maar die ondersteuning en versterking is nie ooglopend nie. Dit is ook duidelik uit die literatuur dat voorligting, afrigting en mentorskap effektief aangewend kan word in menslike hulpbronontwikkeling, maar nie genoegsame bewyse is beskikbaar om die toepaslike gebruik van die hulpmiddele aan te dui nie. Dit is dus duidelik dat voorligters, afrigters, mentors en leerders in Suid Afrika nie volledige, praktiese geïntegreerde menslike hulpbronsisteme en programme het om maksimale ontwikkeling van die leerder te bewerkstellig nie. Dit word bewys deur die min gepubliseerde materiaal - vanaf die middel tagtigs tot die middel negentigs, waarna regstellende aksie, die vaardigheidsontwikkelings- en werknemergelykheids - wetgewing, werkgewers geforseer het om hernude ywer ten opsigte van ontwikkelingsprogramme te toon. Verder ook deur die land se swak vertonings ten opsigte van die voorsiening van genoegsame kwaliteit bestuurders nodig vir globale mededinging. Weens die gebrek van empiriese navorsing, maar uit gepubliseerde material, kan die navorser aflei dat: Voorligters, afrigters, mentors en leerders in Suid-Afrika nie besef oor watter vaardighede hul behoort te beskik nie; verskille in kulturele groepe die ontwikkeling belemmer van goeie verhoudinge spesifiek tussen afrigters en leerders en dat beginsels en riglyne wat die verhoudinge tussen voorligters, afrigters, mentors en leerders rig nie nagevors en versprei word in Suid-Afrika nie. Verder is daar onvoldoende prosesse om voorligting, afrigting en mentorskap duidelik met vaardighede, menslike hulpbronontwikkeling en menslikehulpbron prosesse te verbind en te integreer. Daar is egter genoegsame riglyne in oorsese publikasies om te verseker dat goed geïntegreerde voorligting-, afrigting- en mentorskapsprogramme opgestel kan word wat sal verseker dat voorligting, afrigting en mentorskap hul regmatige plek inneem in menslike hulpbronontwikkeling.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management, University of the Witwatersrand in partial (50%) fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Management (in the field of Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation) August 2016 / This qualitative research study investigated implementation of the skills development programmes in the education, training and development sector using the ETDPSETA as a case study. Our investigation focused on implementation of the youth development programme outlined in the ETDPSETA five-year strategic plan for fiscal years 2011/12 to 2015/16. We chose this programme as our focus because it consumes more than sixty per cent of discretionary grant funding of the SETA. Through in-depth one on one and group interviews, we sought to understand what the programme was intended to achieve, what was delivered in reality, were there gaps between programme planning and actual implementation, and what were the challenges experienced by implementers in their implementation of this programme. To triangulate our findings from the interviews, we conducted an in-depth document analysis looking at various planning documents, implementation and reporting evidence. We further used the Programme theory model, the Quality Implementation Framework (QIF) and the Ecological Framework for understanding implementation to interpret and discuss our research findings. We found that there were major gabs in the manner the ETDPSETA implements its youth development programme, which could negatively affect realisation of programme outcomes and impacts. This is in spite of the fact that the ETDPSETA consistently met its programme implementation targets. / GR2018

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: leaves 139-142. / by Theresa Linell Alford. / M.C.P.

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH / Bibliography: leaves 86-88. / by Nancy Andrea Sackman. / M.C.P.

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH / Bibliography: leaves 261-267. / by Kari J. Moe. / M.C.P.

Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Rotch. / Vita. / Bibliography: leaves 242-252. / by Paul Osterman. / Ph.D.

The present study was concerned with seeking the opinions of Nigerian employers, Nigerians studying in the United States, and those studying in Nigeria concerning the need for human resource development in Nigeria. Data were collected through questionnaires mailed to selected Nigerian employers and to Nigerian students studying at various United States college campuses and at Nigerian university campuses. Problems of unemployment and critical shortages of skilled manpower continue to be rampant in Nigeria. The present investigation, through an analysis of questionnaire responses, seems to support the impression that little is really being done by Nigerian organization to upgrade and strengthen personnel talent in a planned and organized way. Most companies have no central long-range goal to guide their manpower development efforts. Much more time, effort, and expense are likely being devoted to the introduction of new operating systems or pieces of equipment than to the improvement of people.