An Historical Analysis of HRD Knowledge: A Critical Review of "The Foreman: Master and Victim of Doubletalk"

Autor/inn/en	Storberg-Walker, Julia; Bierema, Laura L.
Titel	An Historical Analysis of HRD Knowledge: A Critical Review of "The Foreman: Master and Victim of Doubletalk"
Quelle	In: Journal of European Industrial Training, 32 (2008) 6, S.433-451 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-0590
DOI	10.1108/03090590810886553
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Human Relations; Professional Development; Organizational Theories; Knowledge Management; Human Capital; Labor Force Development; Gender Issues; Feminism; Story Grammar; Postmodernism; Content Analysis; Historical Interpretation; Industrial Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Organisationstheorie; Wissensmanagement; Humankapital; Arbeitskräftebestand; Geschlechterfrage; Feminismus; Postmoderne; Inhaltsanalyse; Historische Interpretation; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this article is to analyze the historical development of HRD knowledge. The analysis aims to use the qualitative research technique of text deconstruction on an important management text from the human relations phase of organization theory. Deconstruction is not a common method to HRD. In this paper, HRD scholars interested in how HRD knowledge and theories are created are given this tool to expose implicit assumptions. Design/methodology/approach: The article uses text deconstruction, based on Bradshaw. Findings: The deconstruction identified several beliefs that suggest that Roethlisberger was operating from a masculine epistemological perspective. Two clusters of findings emerged: one cluster revolved around the role of the researcher, and the other cluster revolved around the role of gender. Research limitations/implications: Postpositivist perspectives on knowledge generation and theory building in HRD are limited. Post-structural analyses need to be considered. Practical implications: The article exposes how a gendered history influenced HRD scholarship and practice, and provides suggestions for future scholarship and practice. Originality/value: Legitimizes text deconstruction as an integral research tool for HRD. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10