Keeping P(l)ace with Thoughts: The Value of Walking Interviews in Organizational Research

Bilsland, Karen; Siebert, Sabina

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“…Whether using the docent (Chang, 2017), go-along (Carpiano, 2009), participatory (Clark and Emmel, 2010), bimbling (Anderson, 2004) or other variation, this place-responsive method could be extremely useful in addressing the importance of exploring place in the context of HRD (Nissley, 2011) and for attending to Callahan's (2012) call for a reconceptualizing of the boundaries of HRD by thinking about organizational spaces where Qualitative approaches to studying HRD practice occurs (Callahan, 2013). Some, like management researchers Bilsland and Siebert (2020), have used walking interviews as an effective means of gaining insights into the spatial dimension of social practices in the workplace, but the method has yet to find its way into HRD journals. One final instance of innovations in qualitative inquiry that have not received deserved attention in HRD is the storymining technique described by Joyner in HRDI back in 2012.…”

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conclude this special issue on innovation in qualitative research by addressing the preceding papers in relation to the work of Human Resource Development (HRD) scholars and scholar-practitioners, consider the implications to the field of HRD and point to additional directions for innovative qualitative approaches. The authors use the term “innovative” to mean either an approach (or technique) that is newly conceived or one that is new to HRD (or little used). Design/methodology/approach The authors reviewed the papers in the special issue, identified other innovative qualitative approaches from the HRD literature and described briefly additional innovative approaches from other fields to suggest future directions for HRD professionals. Findings In this review, the authors noted the relatively few approaches to qualitative research that have been used regularly in HRD literature and suggested further innovative approaches that could deepen the understanding of organizations, including narrative, visual and indigenous methods, among others. Research limitations/implications This paper provides for HRD scholars an overview of a few qualitative research methodologies that are new to HRD and identifies additional approaches and epistemological challenges that could be valuable for future inquiry into complex organizations by HRD scholars and practitioners. Practical implications The authors suggest various feasible approaches and tools for HRD professionals to inquire into their practice in organizations to identify needs, evaluate outcomes and inquire into socially complex issues. Originality/value This study’s intent is to encourage the use of various innovative qualitative inquiry approaches when appropriate to understand and transform organizations. In particular, this study encourages the approaches that center the voices and experiences of those being studied and emphasizes the ways of listening to voices from the margins that may have been ignored previously.

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