The Sage Handbook of Human Resource Development offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape of HRD, serving as both an orientation to the profession and an analytical examination of HRD as a field of study and research. The handbook addresses key questions, such as the state of HRD globally, its changes over the past decade, and the foundational philosophies and values shaping research and practice in HRD.
Across eight sections, the handbook covers foundational aspects, theoretical influences, learning and workforce development, talent and career development, leadership and organizational development, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, technology-enhanced HRD, and emerging issues and future directions. Each section provides insights into diverse topics ranging from workplace learning, action learning, and employee engagement to social media, artificial intelligence, and future trends.
With contributions from scholars across the globe, the handbook reflects the global nature of HRD, making it applicable to academic programs worldwide. Designed for academics, graduate students, HR leaders, executives, managers, and consultants, this handbook stands out with its diverse perspectives and insights, making it an indispensable guide for those seeking a deep understanding of the dynamic field of Human Resource Development.
A.FOUNDATIONS OF THE DISCIPLINE OF HRD
B.THEORETICAL INFLUENCES ON HRD
C.LEARNING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
D. TALENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
E. LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
F. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING
G. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
H. EMERGING ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Daftar Isi
Section A: FOUNDATIONS OF THE DISCIPLINE OF HRD
Chapter 1: History of Human Resource Development (HRD) – Neal Chalofsky and R. Wayne Pace
Chapter 2: The Development of HRD as a Field – K. Peter Kuchinke and Monica M. Lee
Chapter 3: Philosophical Foundations of HRD – Monica M. Lee
Chapter 4: Psychology as a Theoretical Foundation of Human Resource Development – Thomas G. Reio
Chapter 5: Ethics and the Workplace – Amin Alizadeh and Darlene F. Russ-Eft
Chapter 6: Legal Issues Informing Human Resource Development Work – Lorenzo Bowman and Debaro Huyler
Section B: THEORETICAL INFLUENCES ON HRD
Chapter 7: Critical HRD – Sally Sambrook and Jim Stewart
Chapter 8: The role of social identity theory in human resource development – Stephanie Sisco, Russell Korte and Joshua C. Collins
Chapter 9: Positive Psychology as a Theoretical Framework for Human Resource Development – Adele Bezuidenhout
Chapter 10: The Learning Ecosystem of Organizations – Eugene Sadler-Smith
Chapter 11: National Human Resource Development – Meera Alagaraja & Jia Wang
Chapter 12: HRD Evaluation: Beyond Kirkpatrick – J.B. Jordan, Darlene Russ-Eft and Ghassan Ibrahim
Chapter 13: HRD Practitioner Roles in Organizations: Challenges, Congruence and Changes – Dr Jenni Jones, Prof Jim Stewart, Dr Sally Kah, Prof Bob Hamlin, Prof Rob Poell, Dr Henriette Lundgren, Dr Ellen Scully-Russ
Section C: LEARNING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 14: Workplace Learning – Rob F. Poell
Chapter 15: Action Learning Research and Practice: An Informed Outlook – Yonjoo Cho and Toby Egan
Chapter 16: Team Learning & Development – Piet Van den Bossche
Chapter 17: Organizational Unlearning in Human Resource Development – Sunyoung Park and Eunjee Kim
Chapter 18: Knowledge “Management”: Focusing on Tacit Knowledge Circulation & Learning – Claire Gubbins and Jennifer A. Kennedy
Chapter 19: Rebalancing the Agenda: Employee Perspectives of HRD in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – Ciara Nolan
Chapter 20: Workforce Development: A Nexus Between Human Resource Development and Career and Technical Education – Kristin Frady
Chapter 21: The Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions: HRD’s Role in Preparing Graduates for Future Work – Fredrick Muyia Nafukho, Walid El Mansour and Huyen Thi Minh Van
Section D: TALENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 22: Employee Onboarding – Michael Kirchner and Susan Yelich Biniecki
Chapter 23: Coaching and Mentoring – Rajashi Ghosh and Andrea D. Ellinger
Chapter 24: Apprenticeship and Internship Programs: Developing Careers, Organizations, Talent, and the Workforce – Cory J. Wicker, Christopher L. Harrington, Tomika W. Greer, H. Quincy Brown
Chapter 25: The Next Evolution of Career Development: Sustainability and Collaboration – Henriette Lundgren, Linda Hite and Kim Mc Donald
Chapter 26: Fostering Career Sustainability: Renewal Bundles of HR/D Practices for Flexpertise Development – Lonneke Frie, Ellen Sjoer, Beatrice Van der Heijden and Hubert Korzilius
Chapter 27: Work-Life and HRD – Barbara A.W. Eversole, Cindy L. Crowder and Sunny L. Munn
Section E: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 28: Human Centered Leadership – Michael Lane Morris and Jules Morris
Chapter 29: Failure of Leadership and Management Development Initiatives: The case for evidence-based practice – Robert G. Hamlin and Taran Patel
Chapter 30: Employee Engagement in the HRD Field: Concepts, Theoretical Models, and Implications – Jae Young Lee and Brad Shuck
Chapter 31: Developing Employee Resilience through Human Resource Development – Ronald L. Jacobs and Candace Flatt
Chapter 32: Organizational development and change: Cornerstones and future perspectives – Jaap Boonstra
Chapter 33: Core HRD Practices: What HRD Professionals Actually Do in Contemporary Organizations – Kibum Kwon and Seung Won Yoon
Chapter 34: Preventing Workplace Mistreatment and Injury: Incivility, Bullying, and Violence – Christine Kennedy and Thomas G. Reio, Jr.
Chapter 35: HRD in the Cross-Cultural Context – Dae Seok Chai and Sunyoung Park
Chapter 36: Interconnectedness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability – Gary N. Mc Lean and Ekta Sharma
Chapter 37: The Strength of the Business Case for SHRD in Organizations – Tom Garavan, Lyle Yorks and Fergal O’Brien
Section F: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING
Chapter 38: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Creating Learning Interventions for Social Change – Marilyn Y. Byrd
Chapter 39: History of Human Resource Development: Foregrounding Race and Connections to Adult Education – Jeremy W. Bohonos and Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Chapter 40: Feminist HRD Research: Shifting from Gender Binary to Gender Diversity – Laura L. Bierema, Tomika W. Greer, Weixin He and Eunbi Sim
Chapter 41: Multiple Generations in the Workforce: Blessing, Curse, or Conundrum? – Sanghamitra Chaudhuri, Nisha Manikoth and Marcia Hagen
Chapter 42: HRD Research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer* Workplace Issues and Topics: Why There is Still Much More Work to be Done – Nick Rumens, Ciarán Mc Fadden and Julie Gedro
Chapter 43: The Complex Social Nature of the ‘Disabled’ Phenomenon – Greg Procknow, Dave Silberman and Tonette S. Rocco
Chapter 44: Indigenous Human Resource Development – Mari Cseh, Oliver S. Crocco, Chilanay Safarli and Jessica Hinshaw
Chapter 45: Spirituality of Work-Related Learning: Self-Formation to Enchantment – Pushing the Boundaries – John Dirkx, Sara Bano, Davin Carr-Chellman and Michael Kroth
Section G: TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 46: Social Media and HRD: Powerful Tools and Dark Patterns – Elisabeth E. Bennett
Chapter 47: Learning Analytics and the Workplace: Developing People and Organizations with Data – Oleksandra Poquet, Maarten De Laat, Allison Littlejohn, & Eileen Kennedy
Chapter 48: People Analytics and Human Resource Development – Seung Won Yoon & Caleb Seung-hyun Han
Chapter 49: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning In the Changing Landscape of Work – Roland K. Yeo, Karen Vollum-Dix & Jessica Li
Chapter 50: The Future of HRD in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: AI as an Assistant to HRD Functions – Marie-Line Germain, Jan Maarten Schraagen, & Jurriaan Van Diggelen
Section H: EMERGING ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Chapter 51: The C.A.S.E. for HR: Practices and pillars of human resource management and development – Jon M. Werner
Chapter 52: Faculty Development Research and Practice: Partnering with Human Resource Development – Tam To Phuong, Gary N. Mc Lean and Thi Thu Huyen-Nguyen
Chapter 53: The Essentialness of Scholar-Practitioners – Sarah Minnis, Debaro Huyler and Michael Kirchner
Chapter 54: A Question of Identity: a theoretical understanding of HRD – Kate Black and Russell Warhurst
Chapter 55: The Future of HRD in a changing, complex, and ambiguous world – Emily Yarrow and Valerie Anderson
Chapter 56: Epilogue: an ongoing search for drivers and conditions of human resource development – Rob F. Poell, Joseph W. M. Kessels, M. Lane Morris and Tonette S. Rocco
Tentang Penulis
Rob F. Poell is Professor of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Department of HR Studies at Tilburg University, Netherlands. His interests include: workplace learning, continuing professional development, team/organizational learning, learning organizations, and knowledge hiding. Besides 80 book chapters, he has published over 150 articles in high-ranking HRD, HRM, management, and organization journals (e.g., Human Resource Development Review, Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Teaching and Teacher Education, International Journal of Project Management, Journal of Business Research, and Journal of Knowledge Management). In 2022 he received the Outstanding HRD Scholar award from the Academy of Human Resource Development.