?Contents Part Ⅰ Human Resource Development and Management Based on Nations and Regions Session 1-1 National & Regional Human Resource Development A Training System in Taiwan Area:A Case Study of High-tech Training Grace H.Y.Hsu,University of Minnesota,USA;Gary N.McLean,Texas A & M University,USA A Reality-Learning Approach in Human Resource Development for Global Change MichaelHengSH,NanyangTechnologicalUniversity,Singapore;PatrickKP CHAN,NanyangTechnologicalUniversity,Singapore Beyond Business and School Education into National Human Resource Development in Korean Context ? Soon-OkJo,Chung-Ang University,Korea;Hee-Su Lee,Chung-Ang University,Korea Analysis of Urban Resources’ Difference:An Empirical Study in Northeast China Zhao Weiliang,Dalian University of Technology, China;Shang Hua, Dalian University of Technology, China;Ji Xiaolan,East China UniversityofScienceand Technology,China;Liu Zhongquan,Dalian UniversityofTech nology,China Session 1-2 Regional & National Human Resource Development Research of China Non-profit Organization Performance Appraisal System Peide Zhang,Junyan Zhu,Xiaobao Yin& RuiqiZhang,ShanghaiTeachers University,China Workforce Diversity Research in China Rao Weiguo& Xiang Yong,Peking University,China Part Ⅱ Human Resource Development and Management Based on Organizations Session 2-1 Organization Development & Change Cultural Integration in the Process of Merger between Private Enterprise and State-owned Enterprise Zheng Wenli& Chen Lixiang,Fuzhou University,China Using Succession Planning as an Organization Development Intervention in Selecting Ethical Managers, Focused on Taiwan Area Lin-Ching Nieh,University of Minnesota,USA;Gary N.McLean,Texas A & M University,USA Session 22 Organizational Studies Entrepreneurial Team Creativity, Entrepreneurial Leadership, and New Venture Performance Chien-ChiTseng,University of Minnesota,USA;Gary N.McLean,Texas A & M University,USA Relationship between Interactional Justice, Pay Level and Personal Outcomes:A Case of Malaysian Institutions of Higher Learning AzmanIsmail,University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia; YusofIsmail,InternationalIslamic University Malaysia,Malaysia AliBoerhannoeddin,Universityof Malaya,Malaysia Session 2-3 Organizational Learning and Learning Organization Culture Context and Entrepreneurial Learning:A Review of Literature and Conceptual Framework Rebecca Meng Zhu&Baiyin Yang,University of Minnesota,USA Learning Organization:A Review of Conceptualizations and Empirical Evidences Baiyin Yang& Qing Qu,Tsinghua University,China The Demographic Analysis on Organizational Learning:A Literature Review Cathy Worlow,Connie K.Haley&Susan Warren,ChicagoState University& NorthernIllinoisUniversity Session 2-4 Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management Observations on Work Attitudes of Chinese Employees:Comparative Studies of Stateowned Enterprises and Privately-owned Enterprises Xiaohui Wang,Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University,China The Effect of Negative Affectivity and Counterproductive Work Behavior to Job Performance Tsang-KaiHung,NationalChanghua University ofEducation,Taiwan,China Influences of Individual and Job Characteristics on Job Satisfaction in China:An Intrinsic Reward Perspective ZhangJiarui,Zhang Ningjun,Tang Wenjun& Ai Qing,Southwestern UniversityofFinance&Economics,China Part Ⅲ Human Resource Development and Management Based on Individuals Session 3-1 Employee Development Exploring the Roles of Organizational Commitment and Social Network Ties in Organi Eational Citizenship Behaviors Chou-Kang Chiu,Chieh-Peng Lin& Chien-PeiKo,Taiwan NormalUniversity,Taiwan,China Training Needs of Learning Disabled Students in Agricultural Education Programs:Tapping into a Major Resource for the Workforce Seburn L.Pense,SouthernIllinois University Session 3-2 Workplace Learning & Employee Development A Qualitative Study on the Mechanism for Learning Embodiment Based on the Autopoiesis Theory in Action Learning Yeon-Hee Kim,So-YoungSon& Yeong-Mahn You,Hanyang University,Korea Selection, Engagement and Disengagement of Learning Goals in Older Workers and their Respective Employers:Preliminary Findings in a Sample of Mature Age Australians Tones M.&Pillay H.,Queensland UniversityofTechnology,Australia Session 3-3 Knowledge Management A Case Study of Innovation WeiZheng,NorthernIllinoisUniversity,USA;AnneE.Khoury,LawrenceLivermore NationalLaboratory,USA Knowledge Sharing and Learning through Virtual Communities of Practice Alexandre Ardichvili,University of Minnesota Session 3-4 Talent Development Developing Talents in Thailand and Malaysia SanneLehmann,CopenhagenBusinessSchool,Denmark Research on Competency Model:A Literature Review and Empirical Studies JingliGong,Peking University Talent Development through Workplace Learning in Thailand:The Case of Talent Management of Office of Civil Service Commission Atikom Kiattivorakan&John Dewar Wilson,Burapha University Session 3-5 Leadership& Management Development A Research on Competency Models of Party and Government Leadership Talents Based on Means Analysis Mingzheng Xiao,Xiaoping Chen&JingliGong,Peking University Demographic Variables Differences in Leadership Behaviors Evaluation:An Analysis in Adoption of Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) NG,Sio-Wang,Macao PolytechnicInstitute,Macao,China Developing Organizational Leaders in Transitioning China Jia Wang& Larry Dooley,Texas A & M University,USA Top Management Leadership and Organizational Culture among Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises in Japan:Implications for Organizational Learning Theory YuheeJung,MeijiUniversity,Japan;Norihiko Takeuchi,Tokyo University ofScience,Japan Session 3-6 Career Development Career Development for MBA Participants in China:Constraints, Challenges, and Solutions Judy Y.Sun& Greg G. Wang,The University ofTexasatTyler,USA Exploring Mentoring as a Tool for Career Advancement of Academics in Private Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia Lawrence Arokiasamy,University Tunku AbdulRahman,Malaysia;MaimunahIsmail,UniversityPutra Malaysia,Malaysia Part Ⅳ Human Resource Development and Management Based on Cultures Session 4-1 Culture and Human Resource Development Cross-culture Human Resource Development — Culture Training is One of Critical Paths for Government Transnational Human Resource Development SongBin&Song Yingzhao,University of Geosciences,China (Wu Han) The Impact of Cultural Difference on Transformational Leadership:A Chinese Culture-Based Model Qingjuan Wang& Xun Cui,NankaiUniversity,China Session 4-2 Cross Cultural Human Resource Development A Conceptual Framework for Studying the Effects of Cross-Cultural Training, Expatriates’Personality, Self-efficacy, and Social Network Composition on Adjustment and Performance in Overseas Assignments AAhad M.Osman-Gani,Nanyang TechnologicalUniversity,Singapore Korean Work Values and Meaning of Work Outcomes K.PeterKuchinke,Hye-Seung Kang&Seok Young Oh,University ofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,USA Cross-cultural Learning Experiences of Organization Development and Change Consultants Working Around the Globe Maria Cseh&Beatriz Coningham,The George Washington University,USA The Evaluation Index System of Corporate Culture Force Model and Application Yang Hao,ShanghaiInstituteofForeign Trade,China Part Ⅴ Human Resource Development and Management Based on Technologies Session 5-1 Technology and Human Resource Development How Gender Affects the Learning of Computer Applications Dejang Liu,Collegeof DuPage,USA Staff Remuneration Systems as an Instrument of Talent Management in IT-companies Elena Zavyalova&Sofia Kosheleva,Saint-PetersburgState University,Russia Technology Competence and Participation in Web-based Education Jennifer Calvin&Beth WinfreyFreeburg,SouthernIllinois University,USA Session 5-2 Technology and Human Resource Development A Case Study on Human Resources Development of the Regional Science & Technology Ying Wang,Nanjing UniversityofFinance&Economics,China Knowledge-enabled Human Resource Development Based on e-HR Yan Qin,Dalian UniversityofTechnology/NeusoftInstituteofInformation,Northeastern University;Zhang Guo-liang&Wang Ke-yi,Dalian UniversityofTechnology Literature Review:The Historical Progress, Current Status, and Implementation of Advanced Distributed Learning in the U.S.Military, Industry, and Academia Lianbin Cui& PhoebeE.Lenear,SouthernIllinois University Carbondale,China Measuring the Performance of Business Process Outsourcing in Human Resource Function WeiLuan-Ying,Ching KuoInstituteof Managementand Health,Taiwan,China;Fang Chung-Hsiung& Chen Guan-Li,NationalTaiwan NormalUniversity,Taiwan;China Part Ⅵ Other Researches on Human Resource Development and Management Session 6-1 Training & Human Resource Development Systems Corporate Universities in China:Processes, Issues and Challenges June Xuejun Qiao,Peking University,China Problems in “Cheung Kong Scholars Awarding Program” of China Zhang Xianglin,Peking University,China;Hu Xiaokun,GuangxiUniversity,China Psychometric Testing and its Implications on Human Resource Management and Organiza-tional Competence Usha DeviN.,Malleswaram Ladies’ Association,FirstGradeCollegefor Women,India;GopalakrishnaD.,BangaloreUniversity,India.;Uma DeviV T.,BSVP College,India Session 6-2 Human Resource Development Practice An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Strategic Human Resource Development on Firm’s Performance Po Hu,University of Minnesota,USA Comparative Analysis of Factors Influencing Compensation Satisfaction of Science and Technology Personnel of Various Organizations — Based on the Survey in Jiangsu Province Chen Tao,SoutheastUniversity,China;LiLianshui,Nanjing UniversityofInformationScience&Technology,China The Relationship between Motivation Factors and Retention in Government-run Construction Enterprises in Beijing Zhang Ying& Michelle Wallace,Southern Cross University,Australia Unreal Expectations?A Reflective Case Study of an International Doctoral Course in HRD in Thailand John Dewar Wilson,Burapha University,Thailand Session 6-3 Transfer of Learning Korean Nurses’ Adaptation to an American Hospital:An Examination of the Factors Influencing Critical Thinking Processes Murray D.MacTavish,Trinity Western University,Canada Programme Planning Practices in Continuing Professional Education in Selected Professional Associations in Malaysia Ong Mek Hiok,UniversityPutra Malaysia,Malaysia The Diagnostic Power of the Learning Transfer System Inventory in Determining the Catalysts and Barriers to Transfer of Learning Jalilah Wahidin,Aminah Ahmad,Rahim MdSail&JegakUli,UniversityPutra Malaysia,Malaysia;ReidBates,LouisianaState University,USA Session 6-4 Social Capital and Strategic Human Resource Development An Understanding of the Corporate University Phenomenon Based on Human Capital Theory Greg G. Wang,TheUniversityofTexasatTyler,USA;JessicaJ.Li,NorthTexasUniversity,USA;Xuejun Qiao,Peking University,China;Judy Y.Sun,The University ofTexasatTyler,USA Building Social Capital of Korean Citizens Tae-Jun Kim,KoreanEducationalDevelopmentInstitute,Korea Create Value through Human Capital Auditing QiZhen-dong,Sun Xiao-hua& Duan Xing-min,Xi′anJiaoTong University,China Effects of Chinese Values on Chinese Employees′Work Performance Jennifer H.Gao,Macao University ofScienceand Technology,Macao,China