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Enhancing the trustworthiness and credibility of HRD: Evidence-based management to the rescue?

Gubbins, Claire ORCID: 0000-0002-7285-0528, Harney, Brian ORCID: 0000-0003-3252-563X, van der Werff, Lisa ORCID: 0000-0003-4529-4690 and Rousseau, Denise ORCID: 0000-0003-0712-7189 (2018) Enhancing the trustworthiness and credibility of HRD: Evidence-based management to the rescue? Human Resource Development Quarterly, 29 (3). pp. 193-202. ISSN 1044-8004

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Abstract

It is notable that while numerous professional competencies are expected for HRD, including the likes of instruction design, learning technologies, and coaching (see Arneson, Rothwell, & Naughton, 2013), HRD professionals seldom display, collect or assess evidence of such competence. No surprise that Russ-Eft et al., (2014: 7) recently called out ‘HRD ability’ as a HRD deficiency, noting ‘accountability and evaluation continue to be of concern’. In this editorial we make the case for evidence-based HRD (EBHRD) as a means for HRD practitioners to demonstrate their professional competencies and enhance stakeholder support. Evidence-based HRD (EBHRD) is a process of decision making which is grounded in the best available scientific evidence and business information and informed by critical thinking and evaluation (Rousseau & Barends, 2011). With this focus our arguments align with those of the HR professional body, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD): ‘future people professionals will need to have the competency and desire to explore different sources of information to inform their decisions, and to help evidence decisions for key stakeholders’ (2017: 32). The essence of our argument is that engaging with EBHRD helps HRD practitioners enhance their credibility, trustworthiness and professionalism in the eyes of key stakeholders.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:evidence-based management; strategic business partner; trust; evidence-based HRD (EBHRD)
Subjects:Business > Management
Business > Organizational learning
Business > Personnel management
Business > Employee attitudes
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
Publisher:Wiley
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21313
Copyright Information:© 2018 Wiley
Funders:European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 734824.
ID Code:22810
Deposited On:03 Dec 2018 12:36 by Brian Harney . Last Modified 18 Nov 2020 12:45

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