Competencies needed by Korean HRD master's graduates: A comparison between the ASTD WLP competency model and the Korean study

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to identify competencies needed by current human resource development (HRD) master

Stakeholders’ Perceptions of a Human Resources Development Intervention

“…This can be achieved if HRD practitioners have developed a range of inter-related skills and an ability to think strategically (Gilley, Eggland & Gilley, 2002). The research conducted by Lee (2009) on HRD professionals confirms this by endorsing the Delphi survey and further indicating the critical nature of skills such as strategic thinking, communicating effectively.…”

Comparative analysis of human resource development between different countries under the vision of competition

“…Using the Delphi Method to study 43 professionals from the top 1 to 3 HR associations in Korea (Lee, 2009); Bae et al (2004) studied training and development programs from 344 Korean companies Singapore A total of 5 000 managers participated in studies of HRD competency (Naquin et al, 2002) and professional HRD traits (Osman-Gani, 2002) Taiwan of China Used 266 valid questionnaires, studying 40.4 % small and medium-sized enterprises and 37.9 % large and medium-sized enterprises (Chen et al, 2005); also a study of HRD outputs of work (Lien, 2004) China's mainland Used research data from 7 provinces of China, 174 valid questionnaires, including 48.6 % state-owned enterprises, 27.7 % foreign enterprises, 14.5 % private enterprises, and 9.2% other organizations (Xie, 2005); 800 questionnaires to 12 companies in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Tianjin (Zhu, 1998); a training and development study of 310 technicians in Beijing (Hutchings, Kate, et al, 2009) India Uses a study from 252 enterprises, including 127 private enterprises, 99 public enterprises a , and 26 international enterprises (Yadapadithaya, 2001); Rao (2007) studied 12 representative companies Note: a. Public enterprises include state-owned and collective-owned enterprises.…”

The Informal Organization of Korean Companies: Implications for Korean MNCs

“…H. Kim, 2001;Yum, 1985). Nunchi is a communicative mechanism for building and maintaining woori relationships between interactant parties (S. C. Choi & Choi, 1990) and is concerned with consideration of the emotions of the other and paying attention in relationships (S. H. Lee, 1997); for example, "listen to what I'm not saying." By tuning into other people's private thoughts and emotions, which is a fundamental feature of jeong exchange and woori relationships, nunchi leads to a "group mind" (Le Bon, 1895;McDougall, 1923).…”

“…Woori is also a strong interpersonal tie to form "sameness" resulting from social interdependence (Park, 1990). The ubiquitousness of the woori psyche in Korea can be seen from the frequent mention of the word woori in daily conversation in Korea, where the word I or my would be used in English, for example, woori family, woori town, woori company, and woori country (S. H. Lee, 1997).…”