School of Management hosts "Knowledge into Practice" Seminar
On Tuesday 8 November 2011, over 20 academics and practitioners working in the area of human resource management gathered in the School of Management for a half-day workshop aimed at exploring current developments and initiatives in management knowledge and practice. Delegates heard contributions from leading academics and practitioners that provided the basis for debate and discussion in this highly interactive forum supported by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
The theme of the seminar was "Networks and Collaboration: Their Contribution to Professional Practice".
The seminar was the first in a series of six that will be held at various universities throughout Scotland over the 2011/2012 academic session. Knowledge into Practice is a major initiative of the Scottish Partnership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Branches of the CIPD in Scotland and contributes to one of the Partnership's key objectives, "... to support the development of the professional capability of members, by providing access to leading edge thinking, sharing of best practice and through the provision of a local focal point for advice and guidance on Institute matters." It also resonates with the Institute's wider aim of promoting greater dialogue between HR practitioners and academics. For the benefit of both groups, colleagues across the university sector in Scotland have developed an exciting programme of seminars that will explore key HR issues in an interactive, informative way and involve both academics and practitioners as speakers and participants. The series will culminate in a one-day conference at Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University in May 2012.
Click here for the KiP Seminar Report 8 November 2011 (PDF, 69 KB).
Pictures below show participants at the seminar engaged in small group discussion of issues raised by the presentations.
