Human Resource Development Masterclass

In this ninth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Darlene Russ-Eft (Purdue University), and Dr. Jie Ke (Jackson State University) discuss evaluation and its role within Human Resource Development, including: Different types of HRD evaluation. Problems with evaluating using Kirkpatrick's levels. Alternatives to evaluating using Kirkpatrick. Speaking to organizational leaders about HRD impac...

This eighth episode of HRD Masterclass is dedicated to the memory of Professor AAhad Osman-Gani, who sadly passed away on July 16, 2021. The episode features two guests: Dr. AAhad Osman-Gani (INCEIF Global University, Malaysia), and Dr. Roziah Mohd Rasdi (Universiti Putra Malaysia). In the first part of the episode, AAhad and Roziah meet one-to-one with the host, Darren Short. In the second part,...

In this seventh episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd (University of Oklahoma), Dr. Yonjoo Cho (University of Texas at Tyler), and Dr. Torrence Sparkman (Rochester Institute of Technology) discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and its role within Human Resource Development, including: The opportunity for HRD to work on social justice issues. How HRD can work with HRM on diversi...

In this sixth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Laura Bierema (The University of Georgia, USA), Dr. Carole Elliott (University of Sheffield, UK), and Dr. Tomika Greer (University of Houston, USA) discuss Critical HRD and its role within Human Resource Development, including: What is meant by the term Critical HRD. How to approach HRD from a critical perspective. How inequities show up across...

In this fifth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Kim McDonald (Professor Emerita at Purdue University Fort Wayne), and Dr. Rajashi Ghosh (Associate Professor and Department Chair at Drexel University) discuss Career Development and its role within Human Resource Development, including: Definitions of careers and career development. The changing nature of careers in the workplace. The role of H...

In this fourth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Ronald L. Jacobs (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne), Dr. Melika Shirmohammadi (University of Houston), and Dr. Seung Won Yoon (Texas A&M University-Commerce) discuss Training and Development and its role within Human Resource Development, including: What is meant by the term "Training and Development". The changing natur...

In this third episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Gary N. McLean (Professor, Assumption University, Bangkok, and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA) and Dr. Toby Egan (University of Maryland, USA) discuss Organization Development and its role within Human Resource Development, including: Defining Organization Development. Examples of OD interventions. Diagnostics and identifying t...

In this second episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Karen E. Watkins (The University of Georgia, USA), Dr. Victoria Marsick (Columbia University, USA), and Dr. Geleana D. Alston (North Carolina A&T State University) discuss Learning in Organizations, including: Different types of learning, and how those are changing in the workplace of the 2020s. Building a learning culture. Learning within...

In this first episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Richard A. Swanson (Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA) and Dr. Linda Perriton (University of Stirling, Scotland) discuss the history and foundations of Human Resource Development, including: HRD history and origins, and how those vary by location. Terms used to describe HRD. HRD professional associations. The relationship between...

Join host, Darren Short, for this introduction to the HRD Masterclass podcast, brought to you by the Academy of Human Resource Development. The first series focuses on the fundamentals of Human Resource Development, and features 10 episodes and 24 scholars, authors, and researchers. The series launches with two episodes on June 29, 2021, followed by weekly episodes for the next nine weeks. To find...