1. EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AT AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER IN NORTH AMERICA Open Access Author: Gao, Lin Title: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AT AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER IN NORTH AMERICA Graduate Program: Workforce Education and Development Keywords: Continuous Improvement (CI)Human Resource Development (HRD)Performance Improvement File: Download Lin_Gao_PhD_Dissertation_04122011_fv.pdf Committee Members: William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair