Understanding the evolution of the forms of carrying out human resource development
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2020
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Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract
The forms of human resource development (HRD) have mostly
been defined through categorizing similarities among the roles,
goals, methods, and theoretical foundations of empirically
observed HRD practices. However, this kind of empirical general ization fails to explain how these forms have emerged and how new
forms of carrying out HRD develop. This article focuses on these
questions. Its purpose is to show how the emergence of new forms
of carrying out HRD can be explained on the basis of an activity theoretical, evolutionary approach. This approach views changes in
HRD as processes of ‘retooling’ that take place as an interplay
between the emerging developmental challenges in production
and the available HRD theories and methods. The conceptual
tools provided will thus also help researchers and practitioners
assess the requirements and possibilities for developing new
forms of realizing HRD that match the complex challenges posed
by the current economy. A case analysis is used to demonstrate the
approach and its superiority over the classification of the types of
HRD practices for understanding the variation in the forms of
carrying out HRD and their development.
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Evolutionary approach, human resource development