A Review of the Diversity Research Trends in the Research Published in Journals of the Academy of Human Resource Development from 2000 to 2021

Considering that diversity-related HRD research is in its early stages in Korea, this study aims to identify research trends through content analysis of diversity-related HRD articles published in the journals of the Academy of Human Resource Development and provide implications on HRD research and practice. To this end, a total of 87 papers published from 2000 to 2021 by the AHRD journals (HRDQ, ADHR, HRDR, HRDI) were selected. The analysis framework consists of research targets, methods, diversity research topics (dimensions, perspectives, and topics), and HRD research topics. IBM SPSS 25.0 and MS Excel programs were used to conduct frequency and cross-analysis for the research purposes. The main findings are as follows: First, the number of published papers on diversity in the HRD aspect increased continuously during the period. Second, the studies put a greater focus on diversity at the individual level than that at other levels, and diversity management strategies were found to be the most identified topic. As for perspective analysis, studies carried out from a discrimination/fairness perspective accounted for the majority of the articles. Finally, a large proportion of diversity-related HRD papers was about topics such as training & development, organizational development, leadership, and critical HRD. The results of this study could suggest a future direction for the study of diversity in the HRD context in Korea.