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Papers by paul Iles

Research paper thumbnail of Talent management and career development

Citation: Iles, P. and Preece, D.(2010)'Talent management and career development&#x2... more Citation: Iles, P. and Preece, D.(2010)'Talent management and career development', in Gold, J., Thorpe, R. and Mumford, A.(eds) Gower handbook of leadership and management development, 5th ed. Aldershot: Ashgate, pp. 243-260.

Research paper thumbnail of Talent Management in Hangzhou, China

Research paper thumbnail of Complexifying organisational development and HRD

HRD in a Complex World, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Collaborative Development Centres: The Social Process Model of Assessment in Action?

International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Talent management and leadership development

The Routledge Companion to Human Resource Development, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of The Sociological and Political Agencies

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Agency Traits and Types

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Talent management and leadership development

The Routledge Companion to Human Resource Development, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of The Sociological and Political Agencies

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Agency Traits and Types

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of The Instrumental and Strategic Agencies

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of The Intelligent Agency

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge migration in an academic–SME partnership

Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Complexity, HRD and organisation development

Research paper thumbnail of Culture and transformational change with China's accession to the WTO

Journal of Technology Management in China, 2006

PurposeChina is passing through transformational change from membership of the World Trade Organi... more PurposeChina is passing through transformational change from membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and this requires an understanding of knowledge processes and of how action research approaches to organizational development (OD) can lead to effective knowledge migration. The paper seeks to provide an example of such an approach, based on social viable systems (SVS) theory.Design/methodology/approachIllustration of the problems of WTO will be indicated. Approaches to OD in China based on action research perspectives may be particularly suitable to helping Chinese organisations deal with transformational change.FindingsA new model of action research that draws on SVS theory is discussed, and an illustration of a structured approach to inquiry is provided. It is hypothesised that such an approach may well be compatible with features of Chinese business culture (e.g. long‐term focus, pragmatism, collectivism, moderate masculinity, face, lack of comfort with face‐to‐face cri...

Research paper thumbnail of HRM and knowledge migration across cultures

Employee Relations, 2004

Most discussions of knowledge, knowledge management and knowledge transfer, especially of human r... more Most discussions of knowledge, knowledge management and knowledge transfer, especially of human resource management (HRM) knowledge and its transfer, have failed to consider them in a cross‐cultural context. After a discussion of this issue, the paper analyses the migration or transfer of what is often claimed to be best practice in HRM from Western countries to developing, culturally different countries. It does this with specific reference to the case of HRM in Mauritius, especially in the Mauritian Civil Service, and uses this case not only to identify some of the limits to cross‐cultural knowledge management, but also to develop a more appropriate model of “knowledge migration” of HRM knowledge across cultures based on viable systems theory, including a future research agenda.

Research paper thumbnail of The knowledge cybernetics of culture: the case of China

… Journal of Knowledge and Systems Sciences, 2006

... 3, No.4, December 2006 The Knowledge Cybernetics of Culture: the Case of China MauriceYolles ... more ... 3, No.4, December 2006 The Knowledge Cybernetics of Culture: the Case of China MauriceYolles 1 , Paul Iles 2 ... Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1358932 Yolles and Iles / International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Sciences, 3(4): 8-16, 2006 9 ...

Research paper thumbnail of International joint ventures, HRM and viable knowledge migration

The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2002

Abstract International joint ventures (IJVs) are an increasingly popular form of voluntary co-ope... more Abstract International joint ventures (IJVs) are an increasingly popular form of voluntary co-operation between organizations of different sizes, sectors and geographical locations to satisfy strategic purposes and manage increasingly complex business environments. However, ...

Research paper thumbnail of International HRD alliances in viable knowledge migration and development: the Czech Academic Link Project

Human Resource Development International, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Identifying those on board ‘the moving train’: towards a stakeholder-focused methodology for organizational decision making

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2005

The paper draws significantly on the proposition that the stakeholder concept is an appropriate w... more The paper draws significantly on the proposition that the stakeholder concept is an appropriate way of acknowledging socio-political aspects of organization decision making. Stakeholder analysis is proposed as a means of reconciling organization concern for control of system outputs ...

Research paper thumbnail of Talent management and career development

Citation: Iles, P. and Preece, D.(2010)'Talent management and career development&#x2... more Citation: Iles, P. and Preece, D.(2010)'Talent management and career development', in Gold, J., Thorpe, R. and Mumford, A.(eds) Gower handbook of leadership and management development, 5th ed. Aldershot: Ashgate, pp. 243-260.

Research paper thumbnail of Talent Management in Hangzhou, China

Research paper thumbnail of Complexifying organisational development and HRD

HRD in a Complex World, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Collaborative Development Centres: The Social Process Model of Assessment in Action?

International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Talent management and leadership development

The Routledge Companion to Human Resource Development, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of The Sociological and Political Agencies

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Agency Traits and Types

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Talent management and leadership development

The Routledge Companion to Human Resource Development, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of The Sociological and Political Agencies

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Agency Traits and Types

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of The Instrumental and Strategic Agencies

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of The Intelligent Agency

The Changing Organization

Research paper thumbnail of Knowledge migration in an academic–SME partnership

Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Complexity, HRD and organisation development

Research paper thumbnail of Culture and transformational change with China's accession to the WTO

Journal of Technology Management in China, 2006

PurposeChina is passing through transformational change from membership of the World Trade Organi... more PurposeChina is passing through transformational change from membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and this requires an understanding of knowledge processes and of how action research approaches to organizational development (OD) can lead to effective knowledge migration. The paper seeks to provide an example of such an approach, based on social viable systems (SVS) theory.Design/methodology/approachIllustration of the problems of WTO will be indicated. Approaches to OD in China based on action research perspectives may be particularly suitable to helping Chinese organisations deal with transformational change.FindingsA new model of action research that draws on SVS theory is discussed, and an illustration of a structured approach to inquiry is provided. It is hypothesised that such an approach may well be compatible with features of Chinese business culture (e.g. long‐term focus, pragmatism, collectivism, moderate masculinity, face, lack of comfort with face‐to‐face cri...

Research paper thumbnail of HRM and knowledge migration across cultures

Employee Relations, 2004

Most discussions of knowledge, knowledge management and knowledge transfer, especially of human r... more Most discussions of knowledge, knowledge management and knowledge transfer, especially of human resource management (HRM) knowledge and its transfer, have failed to consider them in a cross‐cultural context. After a discussion of this issue, the paper analyses the migration or transfer of what is often claimed to be best practice in HRM from Western countries to developing, culturally different countries. It does this with specific reference to the case of HRM in Mauritius, especially in the Mauritian Civil Service, and uses this case not only to identify some of the limits to cross‐cultural knowledge management, but also to develop a more appropriate model of “knowledge migration” of HRM knowledge across cultures based on viable systems theory, including a future research agenda.

Research paper thumbnail of The knowledge cybernetics of culture: the case of China

… Journal of Knowledge and Systems Sciences, 2006

... 3, No.4, December 2006 The Knowledge Cybernetics of Culture: the Case of China MauriceYolles ... more ... 3, No.4, December 2006 The Knowledge Cybernetics of Culture: the Case of China MauriceYolles 1 , Paul Iles 2 ... Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1358932 Yolles and Iles / International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Sciences, 3(4): 8-16, 2006 9 ...

Research paper thumbnail of International joint ventures, HRM and viable knowledge migration

The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2002

Abstract International joint ventures (IJVs) are an increasingly popular form of voluntary co-ope... more Abstract International joint ventures (IJVs) are an increasingly popular form of voluntary co-operation between organizations of different sizes, sectors and geographical locations to satisfy strategic purposes and manage increasingly complex business environments. However, ...

Research paper thumbnail of International HRD alliances in viable knowledge migration and development: the Czech Academic Link Project

Human Resource Development International, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Identifying those on board ‘the moving train’: towards a stakeholder-focused methodology for organizational decision making

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 2005

The paper draws significantly on the proposition that the stakeholder concept is an appropriate w... more The paper draws significantly on the proposition that the stakeholder concept is an appropriate way of acknowledging socio-political aspects of organization decision making. Stakeholder analysis is proposed as a means of reconciling organization concern for control of system outputs ...