The “Science of HRD Research”

Chae

Human Resource Development Review

et al. 2017

The rapid expansion and diversification of human resource development (HRD) research and practices is a welcoming sign for HRD scholars, who are interested in improving a social system through developing human resources. At the same time, however, it raises questions about the core identity and boundary of the field and desirable future directions. This study aims to trace the significant thematic periods, called the wave in the evolution of HRD, from its early development days to the present. In doing so, we present how "the body of HRD knowledge is evolving through the intellectual evolutionary process" based on analyses of widely cited definitions, influential work, and connections among co-appearing research topics. As the finding, we identified three distinctive waves of evolutionary phases of HRD research: (a) developing definition of disciplinarity, (b) competition and selection between major paradigms, and (c) divergence and expansion of topics. Major characteristics of each period and the influence between periods were also described.

Section: Conceptual and Methodological Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitations and Suggestions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptual Organization and Identity of HRD: Analyses of Evolving Definitions, Influence, and Connections

Chae

Human Resource Development Review

et al. 2017

“…Ferreira et al, 2014;Pinto, Serra, & Ferreira, 2014;Vogel & Masal, 2015). The ISI-indexed journals are highly-ranked in social sciences (G. G. Wang, Gilley, & Sun, 2012) and scholars arguably seek to publish research that drives a field in highly-ranked outlets, namely in influential high impact-factor journals (Furrer, Thomas, & Goussevskaia, 2008). Thus, highly-ranked journals are more likely to make a more accurate representation of the research in a field than lower ranked journals .…”

Section: Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Responsible Leadership Research: A Bibliometric Review

Marques

Reis

Gomes

2018

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

Political, religious, sports and business leaders across the world have been under scrutiny regarding allegedly unethical behaviors. The current study analyzes the use of responsible leadership in management research. Using a sample of 64 articles published in SSCI-indexed journals over 10 years (2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016), we carried out a bibliometric analysis to understand the intellectual structure of the responsible leadership literature. The results of authorship, citation and co-citation, and factor analyses reveal the most prolific authors and the most notable journals writing and publishing on responsible leadership. The most cited works are theoretical, using Western frameworks and cultures, and focus on the concept of responsible leadership; only a few empirical/case study articles appear. Also, the most prevalent links are between theoretical works and highlight the conceptualization, understanding, and roles and parameters of responsible leaders. Six distinct factors emerge, denoting the groups of studies devoted to the evolution of leadership, transformational leadership, stakeholder theory and leadership, conceptualization and understanding of the topic, and roles of responsible leaders. These various research topics show the central tenets of responsible leadership, as well as the existing gaps in the existent literature.

Human Resource Dev Quarterly

“…However, current reviews are limited in furthering our understanding of broad topic domains, the weight researchers have given to subjects, and the relationships among areas of study. This article provides an overview of HRD by taking a data-driven topic mapping approach, which relies on computer algorithms and visualization techniques that have been called for by previous reviews (Han et al, 2017;Torraco & Lundgren, 2020;G. G. Wang et al, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping human resource development: Visualizing the past, bridging the gaps, and moving toward the future

Shirmohammadi

Mehdiabadi

Beigi

et al. 2020

Using topic mapping techniques, we provide a review of the 3,236 articles published in the five premier HRD journals between 1990 and 2019. We map the key terms evidencing the emergence of five major topic clusters within HRD scholarship: nature and identity of HRD, HRD interventions and outcomes, national HRD, career development, and HRD in academia. Nature and identity of HRD depicts a movement from establishing foundations to expanding horizons. HRD interventions and outcomes reflects a spectrum of research interests from exploring processes to examining desired outcomes. National HRD shows that research topics are increasingly moving toward international and global settings. Career development demonstrates a shift from emphasizing organizational careers to advocating for underrepresented career actors. HRD in academia encompasses topics related to educating HRD professionals and supporting professional development in other fields. We provide a synthesis of the clusters, create a taxonomy of topic areas, and identify the mature, nascent, trending, and growing concepts in HRD. In doing so, our paper provides an overview of where we are in HRD scholarship. We then suggest collaborative, competitive, and configurational boundary work as strategies that HRD scholars can use purposefully to influence future HRD research directions. Our