
HRD & Philosophy
09/13/22 • 65 min
In this seventh episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Szufang Chuang (Indiana State University, United States), Dr. Claretha Hughes (University of Arkansas, United States), and Prof. Jim Stewart (Liverpool Business School, United Kingdom) discuss the relationship between HRD and Philosophy, including:
- What is meant by the term Philosophy?
- What is the connection between Philosophy and the concepts of work and the workplace?
- What is the relationship between Philosophy and HRD?
- Which current philosophies inform the work of HRD practitioners and academics?
- How does Philosophy help HRD to work on challenges facing organizations?
- What could an HRD philosophy look like, and how might one be developed?
- How can someone surface the philosophies that are driving their behaviors and approaches to HRD?
- and much more.
For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, for the bios of the guest scholars visit allbypodcast.com/philosophy.
For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials from podcast episodes.
This episode is sponsored by the Board of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which encourages you to attend its 30th annual research conference in the Americas being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 1st to 4th 2023. For further details, visit ahrd.org.
In this seventh episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Szufang Chuang (Indiana State University, United States), Dr. Claretha Hughes (University of Arkansas, United States), and Prof. Jim Stewart (Liverpool Business School, United Kingdom) discuss the relationship between HRD and Philosophy, including:
- What is meant by the term Philosophy?
- What is the connection between Philosophy and the concepts of work and the workplace?
- What is the relationship between Philosophy and HRD?
- Which current philosophies inform the work of HRD practitioners and academics?
- How does Philosophy help HRD to work on challenges facing organizations?
- What could an HRD philosophy look like, and how might one be developed?
- How can someone surface the philosophies that are driving their behaviors and approaches to HRD?
- and much more.
For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, for the bios of the guest scholars visit allbypodcast.com/philosophy.
For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials from podcast episodes.
This episode is sponsored by the Board of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which encourages you to attend its 30th annual research conference in the Americas being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 1st to 4th 2023. For further details, visit ahrd.org.
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HRD & Gender
In this sixth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Jamie L. Callahan (Durham University, United Kingdom), Dr. Sharon Mavin (University of Newcastle, United Kingdom), and Dr. Melissa Yoong (University of Nottingham Malaysia) discuss the relationship between HRD and Gender, including:
- What is meant by the term Gender?
- What is the connection between Gender and the concepts of work and the workplace?
- How does the increasing focus on transgender and nonbinary issues fit into the wider discussion on Gender within organizations?
- What is the connection between Gender and HRD?
- Advice for HRD practitioners on how to look critically at their own organization’s performance on Gender issues?
- Advice for HRD practitioners on how to work on multiple issues in parallel?
- and much more.
For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, for the bios of the guest scholars visit https://www.allbypodcast.com/gender.
For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials from podcast episodes.
This episode is sponsored by the Board of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which encourages you to attend its 30th annual research conference in the Americas being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 1st to 4th 2023. For further details, visit ahrd.org.
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HRD & Spirituality
In this eighth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Judi Neal (Global Consciousness Institute), Dr. Julia Storberg-Walker (The George Washington University), and Sook Yee Tai (AITIA Institute) discuss the relationship between HRD and Spirituality, including:
- What is meant by the term Spirituality?
- What is the connection between Spirituality and the concepts of work and the workplace?
- What is the relationship between Spirituality and HRD?
- What is the relationship between Spirituality, meaningful work, and employee engagement?
- What advice do you have for HRD professionals on specific steps they could take related to Spirituality in the workplace?
- and much more.
For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, for the bios of the guest scholars visit https://www.allbypodcast.com/spirituality.
For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials from podcast episodes.
This episode is sponsored by the Board of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which encourages you to attend its 30th annual research conference in the Americas being held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 1st to 4th 2023. For further details, visit ahrd.org.
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