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Human Resource Development
Example of Sound Theory
Citation and Abstract:
Swanson, R. A. (2001). The discipline of human resource development. In R. A. Swanson & E. F. Holton, Foundations of human resource development. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. 88-100
The purpose of this treatise is to frame the discipline of human resource development by identifying its disciplinary purpose, boundaries, foundational theories (psychological theory, economic theory, and systems theory), and propositions arising from the theory. Each of the three contributing theories are discussed in depth.
Example of Sound Practice
Citation and Abstract:
Dooley, C. R. (1945). The training within industry report, 1910-1945. Washington, DC: War Manpower Commission Bureau of Training, Training Within Industry Service
Second source containing much of the original Dooley report : Swanson, R. A. (Ed.) (May, 2001). Origins of contemporary human resource development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 3(2).
The origins of contemporary Humna Resource Development are believed to be rooted in the Training Within Industry (TWI) Service of the United States government from 1940-1945 under the leadership of Channing R. Dooley. Dooley produced a final report of the TWI effort and the bulk of this monograph contains large sections of his final report that describes the incredible effort in the development of human resources during a time of war (Dooley, 1945). Some argue that human capital theory is the essence and origin of contemporary HRD. Still others could argue that the construct of HRD is still ill defined and that only very recent contributions are only now clarifying HRD theory and practice. Training was the staring point in this massive WW II effort and the TWI Service quickly outgrew the training title as it reconceptualized the development of the human side of the organization. In many ways what emerged in the early 1940s was a construct of developing human resources that exceeds the theory and practice of more recent HRD scholars and practitioners. Dooley’s report of their work is compelling and instructive to this day.