New Department of
Organizational Leadership,
Policy and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a new
department has been created that
integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
here for details. |
Teaching and Research Interests
- Human resource development and adult education
- Adult learning
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Strategic planning
- Performance improvement and assessment
Selected Works
Swanson, R. A. (2007). Analysis for
improving performance: Tools for diagnosing organizations and
documenting workplace expertise. 2nd edition. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
Swanson, R. A. & Holton, E. F. (Eds.)
(2005). Research in organizations: Foundations and methods of
inquiry. Berrett-Koehler: San Francisco.
Knowles, M. S., Holton, E. F., & Swanson, R.
A. (2005). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult
education and human resource development, 6th Edition.
Elsevier: Burlington, MA.
Swanson, R. A. (2003). Decision premises and
their implications for developing decision-making expertise. In
T. J. Chermack (Ed). Decision-Making in Individuals and
Organizations: Theory and Practice, Advances in Developing Human
Resources, 55(4) 378-392.
Swanson, R. A. (2003). Transfer is just a
symptom: The neglect of front-end analysis. In E. Holton and T.
Baldwin (Eds.)
Improving Learning Transfer in Organizations. San
Francisco, Jossey-Bass. 119-137.
Swanson, R. A. (2001). Human resource
development and its underlying theory, Human Resource
Development International, 4(4), 1-14.
Swanson, R. A. & Holton, E. F. (2001).
Foundations of human resource development. San Francisco:
Berrett-Koehler.
Swanson, R. A. (2001). Assessing the
financial benefits of human resource development. Cambridge,
MA: Perseus.
Holton, E. F., Swanson, R. A., & Naquin, S.
(2001). Re-framing the andragogical model of adult learning.
Performance Improvement Quarterly, 14(1), 118-143.
Swanson, R. A. (2000). Core Beliefs: The up
side and the down side. In G. Roth & W. Ruona (Eds.)
Philosophy in human resource development (pp. 34-38).
Berrett-Koehler; San Francisco.
Swanson, R. A. & Holton, E. F. (1999).
Results: How to assess performance, learning, and perceptions
in organizations. San Francisco:
Barrett-Koehler.
Swanson, R. A. (1999). The foundations of
performance improvement and implications for practice. In R.
Torraco (Ed.),
Performance improvement theory and practice (1-25). San
Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
Swanson, R. A. & Holton, E. F. (1998)
Process-referenced expertise: Developing and maintaining core
expertise in the midst of change. National Productivity
Review, 17(2), 29-38.
Knowles, M.S., Holton, E. F. & Swanson, R.
A. (1998). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult
education and human resource development. Houston: GULF.
Swanson, R. A. (1998). Demonstrating the
financial benefit of human resource development: Status and
updates on the theory and practice. Human Resource
Development Quarterly, 9(3), 285-295.
Swanson, R. A. & Holton, E. F. (Eds.)
(1997). Human resource development research handbook: Linking
research and practice. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
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