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R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award
The R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award is presented to the author(s) of the outstanding Human Resource Development book that advances the theory and/or practice of the profession.
Award Criteria
Books submitted for consideration should focus on human resource development, organization development, personnel training and development, or more specific HRD areas.
Winning books must be grounded in a sound foundation of theory and/or research, address a topic of timely importance, suggest new thinking about the topic, and challenge current values, beliefs, and assumptions. The winning book will:
- Be scholarly, more than a “how-to” book of checklists.
- Be considered well written.
- Fill a need or a gap in the field, contributing significantly to HRD.
- Be published between November 1, 2008 and November 1, 2009.
Application/Nomination Process
Academy members, publishers, or authors may nominate books. The nomination must provide the following:
- The book’s full title, year of publication, publisher, telephone and fax numbers for both the author and publisher
- One or two sentences describing why you are nominating this book
- The name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the person submitting the nomination
The publisher or author must mail seven (7) non-returnable copies of the nominated book to the AHRD office.
Deadlines
- Copies of nominated books must be received in the AHRD Office by November 1, 2009.
- Committee decisions must be forwarded to the Awards Program Chair, Maria Cseh, and the AHRD Office February 1, 2010.
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Award Winners
2008 |
Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts, 2nd edition |
David C. Thomas
Simon Fraser University |
2007 |
Handbook of Organization Development |
Thomas G. Cummings, editor |
2006 |
Organization Development: Principles, Processes, Performance |
Gary N. McLean
University of Minnesota |
2005 |
Research in Organizations: Foundations and Methods of Inquiry |
Richard A, Swanson
University of Minnesota
Elwood F. Holton, III
Louisiana State University |
2004 |
Leveraging the New Human Capital: Adaptive Strategies, Results Achieved, and Stories of Transformation |
Sandra Burud
Marie Tumolo |
2003 |
The Strategic Development of Talent: Framework for Using Talent to Support Your Organizational Strategy |
William J. Rothwell
H. C. Kazanas |
2002 |
Ethics in HRD: A New Approach to Leading Responsible Organizations |
Timothy G. Hatcher
University of Louisville |
2001 |
Foundations of Human Resource Development |
Richard A. Swanson
University of Minnesota
Elwood F. Holton,III
Louisiana State University
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2000 |
Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change: An Introduction to Strategic HRD |
Jerry W. Gilley
Colorado State University
Ann Maycunich Gilley
Colorado State University
|
1999 |
Strategic Human Resource Development |
John S. Walton
London Guildhall University |
1998 |
Evaluation Inquiry for Learning in Organizations |
Hallie S. Preskill
University of New Mexico
Rosalie Torres
University of New Mexico
|
1997 |
Corporate Creativity: How Innovation and Improvement Actually Happens |
Alan G. Robinson
University of Massachusetts
Sam Stern
Oregon State University
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1996 |
Building the Learning Organization |
Michael J. Marquardt
George Washington |
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