Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 35 Issue 3

What is HRD? A definitional review and synthesis of the HRD domain

Bob Hamlin, Jim Stewart

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…

What is theory?

Jim Stewart, Victoria Harte, Sally Sambrook

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.

Theorising and practitioners in HRD: the role of abductive reasoning

Jeff Gold, John Walton, Peter Cureton, Lisa Anderson

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.

Spanning the HRD academic‐practitioner divide: bridging the gap through mode 2 research

David E. Gray, Paul Iles, Sandra Watson

This article aims to explore dimensions and tensions in the relationship between theory (usually produced by academics) and practice (the domain, normally of practitioners) in…

A discourse approach to theorising HRD: opening a discursive space

Aileen Lawless, Sally Sambrook, Tom Garavan, Claire Valentin

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a discourse approach to theorising human resource development (HRD) can open a “discursive space” to challenge dominant discourses…

Theorising critical HRD: a paradox of intricacy and discrepancy

Kiran Trehan, Clare Rigg

This paper aims to advance theoretical understanding of the concept of “critical human resource development”.

Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges

Khalil Dirani

Human Performance Models Revealed in the Global Context

Vishal Arghode

Theorising in HRD: building bridges to practice

Jim Stewart, Jeff Gold