What is it about?

The author comments on a recent article by Gloss et al documenting the focus of western industrial/organizational psychology on human resources development on upper echelons of formal sector economic activity and requisite skills. The `missing link' he proposes is the need for less `siloing' and more synthesis between crucial human development agencies in the formation of public policy supporting human resourcefulness.

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Why is it important?

Education, health and labor are often the weaker government departments, both in terms of budget and cabinet influence. One negative consequence is the resulting competition or funds where there should be cooperation and coordination.

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comments welcome

Dr john e s lawrence
Columbia University

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This page is a summary of: A Missing Link in Gloss et al. (“From Handmaidens to POSH Humanitarians”), Industrial and Organizational Psychology, August 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/iop.2017.37.
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