Little is known about how the emergence of differently implemented HR practices occurs and what mechanisms are responsible. However in the present study it was found that intended and perceived HRD showed to be positively related to each other (confirming hypothesis 1a). A positive relation between intended and perceived HRD means that employees know how and what kind of the learning and development processes are available, as intended HRD is seen as an objective measure of those HRD processes available. So when HR managers rate the HRD processes in their organization very positively, employees are likely to rate them in the same way.