European Journal of Training and Development: Volume 46 Issue 7/8

Introduction: innovation in qualitative research in HRD

Yonjoo Cho, Robin Grenier, Peter Williams

The purpose of this paper is to offer a collection of articles that explore some of the many innovative approaches to qualitative inquiry and to challenge HRD scholars and…

Case study research in HRD: a review of trends and call for advancement

Oleksandr Tkachenko, Jaekyo Seo, Alexandre Ardichvili

This study aims to examine how case study research has been applied in the field of human resource development (HRD).

Further evolving the critical incident technique (CIT) by applying different contemporary approaches for analyzing qualitative data in CIT studies

Karen E. Watkins, Andrea D. Ellinger, Boyung Suh, Joseph C. Brenes-Dawsey, Lisa C. Oliver

The critical incident technique (CIT) is widely used in many disciplines; however, scholars have acknowledged challenges associated with analyzing qualitative data when using this…

Future direction in HRD: the potential of testimonio as an approach to perturb the dominant practices in the workplace

Abbie Salcedo, Peter Williams, Simone Elias, Maxine Valencia, Jonathan Perez

Marginalization exists in many organizations, despite a zero-tolerance stance on discrimination, abuse and harassment. Human resource development (HRD) professionals are…

Participant photography for HRD: method, benefits, and ethics

Matthew W. Hurtienne, Jennifer Knowles, Laura E. Hurtienne

This paper aims to look at how participant photography can be used in human resource development (HRD) as a research method that is innovative and inclusive. In published work on…

Moving the needle on qualitative approaches to studying HRD

Robin S. Grenier, Peter Williams, Yonjoo Cho

The purpose of this paper is to conclude this special issue on innovation in qualitative research by addressing the preceding papers in relation to the work of Human Resource…