Over the past ten years notions of complexity have emerged from the hard sciences and are now being applied to the social sciences. This is a highly contested area, but what is clear is that the notions and language of complexity offer the chance to reinterpret traditional views of theory and practice. This collection addresses HRD from within the notions and language of complexity, presenting multifaceted alternative perspectives to the current practice and theory of HRD.

Divided into four sections, this book presents sixteen different perspectives and represents the surrent state of the art, as portrayed by twenty internationally renowned academics and practitioners.