Pub Date : 2011-04-05DOI: 10.1108/03090591111120395
J. Gold, J. Walton, P. Cureton, Lisa Anderson
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that abductive reasoning is a typical but usually unrecognised process used by HRD scholars and practitioners alike.Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper that explores recent criticism of traditional views of theory‐building, based on the privileging of scientific theorising, which has led to a relevance gap between scholars and practitioners. The work of Charles Sanders Peirce and the varieties of an abductive reasoning process are considered.Findings – Abductive reasoning, which precedes induction and deduction, provide a potential connection with HRD practitioners who face difficult problems. Two types of abductive reasoning are explored – existential and analogic. Both offer possibilities for theorising with HRD practitioners. A range of methods for allowing abduction to become more evident with practitioners are presented. The authors consider how abduction can be used in engaged and participative research strategies.Research limitati...
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Pub Date : 2011-04-05DOI: 10.1108/03090591111120377
B. Hamlin, J. Stewart
Purpose – The aim of the paper is to present the findings of a definitional review and comparative study of HRD definitions. It also reports the results of comparing and contrasting a synthesis of the “intended purposes” and “processes” constituting these definitions against various definitions and conceptualisations of organisational development (OD) and coaching.Design/methodology/approach – A targeted literature review was conducted to identify and collate a comprehensive range of HRD, OD, and coaching definitions/conceptualisations. These were then subjected to forms of content and thematic analysis in search of similarities and differences.Findings – The literature review has revealed many “contradictions”, “confusions” and “controversies” concerning the identity of HRD. Results from the definitional review suggest two or more of four synthesised “core purposes” of HRD are embedded explicitly or implicitly within the respective HRD definitions examined. Furthermore, these HRD “core purposes” and “pro...
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Pub Date : 2011-04-05DOI: 10.1108/03090591111120430
Khalil M. Dirani
We live in an era of intense conflict and massive institutional failures, a time of painful endings and of hopeful beginnings. It is a time that feels as if something profound is shifting and dying while something else, as the playwright and Czech President, Václav Havel, put it, wants to be born: “I think there are good reasons for suggesting that the modern age has ended. Today, many things indicate that we are going through a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born. It is as if something were crumbling, decaying, and exhausting itself—while something else, still indistinct, were rising from the rubble.”i
{"title":"Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges","authors":"Khalil M. Dirani","doi":"10.1108/03090591111120430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591111120430","url":null,"abstract":"We live in an era of intense conflict and massive institutional failures, a time of painful endings and of hopeful beginnings. It is a time that feels as if something profound is shifting and dying while something else, as the playwright and Czech President, Václav Havel, put it, wants to be born: “I think there are good reasons for suggesting that the modern age has ended. Today, many things indicate that we are going through a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born. It is as if something were crumbling, decaying, and exhausting itself—while something else, still indistinct, were rising from the rubble.”i","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123149506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-05DOI: 10.1108/JEIT.2011.00335CAA.001
J. Stewart, J. Gold
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Pub Date : 2011-04-05DOI: 10.1108/03090591111120386
J. Stewart, Va Harte, S. Sambrook
Purpose – The aim of the paper is to examine the meaning and value of the notion of theory as a basis for other papers in the special issue which examine facets of theorising HRD.Design/methodology/approach – A small scale and targeted literature review was conducted which focused on writings in the philosophy and sociology of science in order to review the current status of knowledge and debate on the concept.Findings – The literature review revealed problems with the traditional but still conventional understanding of the concept. These are best illustrated by critiques of “scienticism” which apply in both the natural and social sciences. There are clear and significant problems with simplistic formulations of “theory” as a concept which limit the potential value of applying the term in academic enquiry and which also limit what might be thought possible for theorising HRD.Research limitations/implications – A number of implications for theorising and so researching HRD are identified. These include a n...
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Pub Date : 2011-03-01DOI: 10.1108/03090591111109389
Leanne Sinclair
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Pub Date : 2011-03-01DOI: 10.1108/03090591111109361
B. Harvey
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore, drawing on the author's experience, the role of human resource development (HRD) in developing individuals, teams and communities.Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a critically reflective methodology rooted in the research practice of the author working alongside communities in the UK.Findings – A non‐employee critical HRD can foster empowered spaces by which alternative discourses can be held up to the light and critical questions posed. The paper introduces the notion of a different form of empowerment that moves away from the individual to a view of suspension of action, of supporting the exploration of assumptions and taken‐for‐granteds, of identifying constructions of reality by members of communities, and inquiring into the social conditions which play a large part in determining their health and ambitions.Practical implications – At a time when extensive cuts are being planned for public services, and the discourse of community empower...
{"title":"Non‐employee critical HRD: empowerment and communities","authors":"B. Harvey","doi":"10.1108/03090591111109361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591111109361","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore, drawing on the author's experience, the role of human resource development (HRD) in developing individuals, teams and communities.Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a critically reflective methodology rooted in the research practice of the author working alongside communities in the UK.Findings – A non‐employee critical HRD can foster empowered spaces by which alternative discourses can be held up to the light and critical questions posed. The paper introduces the notion of a different form of empowerment that moves away from the individual to a view of suspension of action, of supporting the exploration of assumptions and taken‐for‐granteds, of identifying constructions of reality by members of communities, and inquiring into the social conditions which play a large part in determining their health and ambitions.Practical implications – At a time when extensive cuts are being planned for public services, and the discourse of community empower...","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123889592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-03-01DOI: 10.1108/03090591111109343
L. Shook, G. Roth
Purpose – This paper seeks to provide perspectives of HR practitioners based on their experiences with mergers, acquisitions, and/or downsizings.Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative study utilized interviews with 13 HR practitioners. Data were analyzed using a constant comparative method.Findings – HR practitioners were not involved in planning decisions related to downsizings, mergers, and/or acquisition. Neither the practitioners in this study nor other members of the HR team in their organizations had an upfront due diligence role in these change initiatives.Research limitations/implications – Additional research is needed to guide HRD practitioners in repositioning their roles so that they are more central to an organization's strategic decisions. Given the method of this study, the findings are not intended for generalization to larger populations. Future research should address the needs of HRD practitioners who are affected by downsizings, mergers, and/or acquisitions.Practical implicatio...
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Pub Date : 2011-03-01DOI: 10.1108/03090591111109334
D. Harrington, Arthur Kearney
Purpose – This paper aims to consider the extent to which business school transition has created new opportunities in management development, knowledge transfer and knowledge creation.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a critical review of knowledge exchange in a business school context with a particular focus on the “translation or management practice gap”.Findings – Change in the nature of research undertaken in business schools opens up new opportunities for collaboration between academia and practice. The paper points to the need for more innovative forms of research engagement encouraging academic‐practitioner collaboration and practice‐based management development initiatives.Research limitations/implications – The paper contributes to the debate on innovative forms of knowledge exchange and transfer and helps stimulate further studies examining potential approaches to fostering co‐learning and discovery and participatory forms of knowledge production.Practical implications – Changes in busi...
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Pub Date : 2011-03-01DOI: 10.1108/03090591111109370
Khalil M. Dirani
{"title":"Cultural Differences and Improving Performance: How Values and Beliefs Influence Organizational Performance","authors":"Khalil M. Dirani","doi":"10.1108/03090591111109370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591111109370","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":181682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of European Industrial Training","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131865808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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