BTEC HND Business: Human Resource Development Learning Styles

This report provides an overview of human resource development, focusing on different learning styles and theories relevant to improving skills and knowledge within organizations like Vodafone PLC. It discusses Kolb's learning styles (Diverging, Converging, Accommodating, and Assimilating) and Honey and Mumford's learning styles (Activist, Theorist, Pragmatist, and Reflector). The report also explains the learning curve, its role in representing the increase or decrease in learning through experience, and the importance of transferring learnings from training programs to the workplace. Additionally, it touches upon the contributions of learning theories and the relationship among styles, theories, and learning events, referencing key works in the field of adult education and strategic human resource management. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools for students.

Introduction

There are different learning styles which are used in
improving the skills and knowledge of the members
of Vodafone PLC. Some are :-
Kolb's learning style
Honey and Mumford learning style

According to Kolb's
Four different learning styles are :-
Diverging learning style
Converging learning style

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 Accommodating learning style
 Assimilating learning style

Honey and Mumford learning style : It
defines the four learning style.
They are :
Activist learning style
Theorist learning style

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 Pragmatist learning style
 Reflector learning style

Learning Curve
Learning curve describe an improvement process which
is gained by the experience. To do the new and different
task the employees of Vodafone PLC have to bring the
perfection and the efficiency. Learning curve helps the
employees to focus on improving the skills, adding the
values and set the career path.

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 Role of learning curve – It represent the
increase and decrease in the learning in the
text of experience.
 Importance of transferring the learnings –
Different type of corporate whether public
or private all have to barrage the training
programmes for their employees.

Learning theories
Contribution of learning theories
Relationship among styles, theories and
events of learning

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Contribution of learning theory

References
Knowles, M.S., Holton III, E.F and Swanson, R.A.,
2014. The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult
education and human resource development.
Routledge.
Armstrong, M and Taylor, S., 2014. Armstrong's
handbook of human resource management practice.
Kogan Page Publishers.
Chen, C.J and Huang, J.W., 2009. Strategic human
resource practices and innovation performance—The
mediating role of knowledge management capacity.
Journal of Business Research, 62(1), pp.104-114.
Lengnick-Hall, M.L and et. al., 2009. Strategic human
resource management: The evolution of the field.
Human Resource Management Review, 19(2), pp.64-
85.

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