As HRDI enters its 21st year, I start this editorial by welcoming new colleagues to our editorial team. Recognizing the need to encourage submissions to the journal from authors located in countries situated outside the northern hemisphere, I am pleased to announce we have appointed Dr. Deborah Blackman as Regional Editor for Asia/South Pacific and Australasia. Deborah has been an HRDI editorial board member for three years, and she is currentiy based at the University of New South Wales' School of Business, located in Canberra, Australia. In addition to her scholarly activities, Deborah is currently acting as her School's Deputy Head for Education. Deborah's research interests include Public Sector Policy Implementation; Employee Performance Management; Organizational Learning; Soft Knowledge Management; Organizational Effectiveness; Psychological Contract; and Governance. She publishes extensively in international journals such as Public Administration Review, Management Learning, Management Decision and the Journal of Knowledge Management.
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