The problem and the solution. This issue overview presents a brief justification for adopting a multiperspectival approach to theory and practice in human resource development (HRD). It is argued that such an approach has the potential to add theoretical depth and breadth to HRD discourse as well as contributing to reflective HRD practice.The contributions are then briefly introduced.
Barrett, I. C., Cervero, R. M., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2004). The career development of black human resource developers in the United States. Human Resource Development International, 7(1), 85-100.
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Barrie, J., & Pace, R. W. (1998). Learning for organisational effectiveness: Philosophy of education & human resource development. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 9(1), 39-54.
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Bates, R. A., & Phelan, K. C. (2002). Characteristics of a globally competitive workforce. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 4(2), 121-132.
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Bierema, L. L., & Cseh, M. (2003). Evaluating AHRD research using a feminist research framework. Human Resources Development Quarterly, 14(1), 5-26.
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Bierema, L. L., & Fenwick, T. J. (2005, February). Defining critical human resource development. Paper presented at the Academy of Human Resource Development Conference, Estes Park, CO.
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Chalofsky, N. (2004). Human and organization studies: The discipline of HRD. In T. M. Egan (Ed.), Academy of Human Resource Development Conference Proceedings (pp. 422-427). Austin, TX: Academy of Human Resource Development.
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Dansereau, F., Yammarino, F. J., & Kohles, J. C. (1999). Multiple levels of analysis from a longitudinal perspective: Some implications for theory building. Academy of Management Review, 24(2), 346-357.
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Gedro, J. A., Cervero, R. M., & Johnson-Bailey, J. (2004). How lesbians learn to negotiate the heterosexism of corporate America. Human Resource Development International, 7(2), 181-195.
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Harrison, R. (1997). Employee development. London: Institute of Personnel Management.
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Hatcher, T. A. (1999). Reorienting the theoretical foundations of human resource development: Building a sustainable profession and society. In K. P. Kuchinke (Ed.), Proceedings of the Academy of Human Resource Development Annual Conference (pp. 202–208), Baton Rouge, LA: Academy of Human Resource Development.
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Holton, E. F. (2003). Beyond incrementalism: What's the next paradigm for HRD?Human Resource Development Review, 2(1), 3-5.
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Kuchinke, P. (1998). Moving beyond the dualism of performance versus learning: A response to Barrie & Pace. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 9(4), 377-385.
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Lee, M. (2001). A refusal to define HRD. Human Resource Development International, 4(3), 327-341.
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Lee, M. (2003). Human resource development in a complex world. London: Routledge.
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Leonard-Barton, D. (1995), Wellsprings of knowledge: Building and sustaining the sources of innovation. Boston: Harvard Business School.
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Lepak, D. P., & Snell, S. A. (2003). Managing the human resource architecture for knowledge-based competition. In S. Jackson, M. Hitt, & A. Denisi (Eds.), Managing knowledge for sustained competitive advantage: Designing strategies for effective human resource management (pp. 127-154). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Lynham, S. A. (2002). The general method of theory building research in applied disciplines. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 4(3), 221-241.
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Mabey, C. (2003). Reframing human resource development. Human Resource Development Review, 2(4), 430-452.
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Mankin, D. P. (2001). A model for human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 4(1), 65-85.
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Martocchio, J. J., & Baldwin, T. T. (1997). The evolution of strategic organisational training. In R. G. Ferris (Eds.), Research in personnel and human resource management (Vol. 15, pp. 1-46). Greenwich, CT: JAI.
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McGoldrick, J., Stewart, J., & Watson, S. (2001). Theorising human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 4(3), 343-357.
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McLean, G. N., & McLean, L. (2001). If we can't define HRD in one country, how can we define it in an international context. Human Resource Development International, 4(3), 313-326.
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Morgeson, F. P., & Hofmann, D. A. (1999). The structure and function of collective constructs: Implications for multilevel research and theory development. Academy of Management Review, 24(2), 249-265.
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Noe, R. A. (2005). Employee training and development (3rd ed.). New York: Irwin-McGraw-Hill.
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O'Donnell, D. (2004). Theory and method on intellectual capital creation: Addressing communicative action through relative methods. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 5(2), 294-311.
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O'Donnell, D., Porter, G., McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Heffernan, M., & Cleary, P. (2003). Creating intellectual capital: A Habermasian community of practice introduction, Journal of European Industrial Training, 27(2/3/4), 80-88.
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Pinter, H. (2005, December 7). Art, truth and politics [Lecture delivered by video to Nobel Foundation]. Available at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2005/pinter-lecture.html
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Ruona, W. E. A., & Lynham, S. A. (2004). A philosophical framework for thought and practice in human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 7(2), 151-165.
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Sambrook, S. (2006). Management development in the NHS: Nurses and managers, discourses and identities. Journal of European Industrial Training, 30(1), 48-64.
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Thomas, D. A. (2004). Diversity as strategy. Harvard Business Review, 82(9), 100-109.
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Thurow, L. C. (1999). Building wealth: The new rules for individuals, companies and nations in a knowledge-based economy. New York: HarperCollins.
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Waight, C. L. (2005). Exploring connections between human resource development and creativity. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 7(2), 151-159.
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Woodall, J. (2000, January). Researching work-based management development in the UK: The need for clarity. Paper presented at the first conference on HRD Research and Practice across Europe, Kingston Business School, London.
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Yorks, L. (2005). Strategic human resource development in organizations. Mason, OH: South-Western College.
