Human resource development in Asia – thriving on dynamism & change: reflections from 2006 Asian HRD conference

• Main Authors: Ismail, Maimunah, Osman-Gani, Aahad M., Ahmad, Shamsuddin, Krauss, Steven Eric, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Mohd Hajaraih, Syahidatul Khafizah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2007
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12347/1/Human%20Resource%20Development%20in%20Asia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12347/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13678860701347198
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This article discusses the experiences of the conference management team and the host (Universiti Putra Malaysia -UPM) of the Fifth Asian Conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development, held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 2 to 5 December 2006. In reviewing the conference, the following sub-topics are used for organizing the contents of the article: HRD in Malaysia; conference theme & overview; participations/country representations and paper streams; keynote addresses; conference assessment; and conclusions. At the end, brief perspectives of the next Asian HRD conference to be held in China are also provided.