Beverly Dawn Metcalfe - Manchester Business School, University of Manchester UK

In recent presentations at HHT) conference,in Europe atlcidsia, iorrps cpe1.s have identified '(~lobali,sationat id HKD ' as a gro~.vinga rea o f iiitellectr.lal ir~qtliiy. Our paper contrib1~te.r to this debate by atten~pting to map out the ter"1-aiiz of' IHFU) nquiry and activig. We propose /hat Itlter~mtionalH KL) in the global scene can he categorised ~lrzder three headings: global HRD ', 'comparative HRD ', and 'iratiorral HRL) : We present a development midel as a way of analy.ving HHD. It is proppt~sed that this model may be used to break down the omponents of IHRD and, in doing so, to aid hoth IIHRD theory~fom~rlatioand the development of organizatio?~po licy ar7d practice within an intertm/ioiml context.

HRD, International , Globalistion , HRM , Societal , Development