Greening HRD: Conceptualizing the Triple Bottom Line for HRD Practice, Teaching, and Research. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Valentin, Claire
• Other Names: Scully-Russ Ellen guest-editor.; Cseh Maria guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in developing human resources. Volume 17:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 426
• Page End: 441
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: sustainability -- triple bottom line -- green HRD -- learning networks -- wicked problems -- critical HRD; Personnel management -- Periodicals; Organizational effectiveness -- Periodicals; Human capital -- Periodicals; 658.30105
• DOI: 10.1177/1523422315599621
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1523-4223

Abstract

The Problem: Sustainability is an important issue that presents challenges in three areas—human resource development (HRD) practice, HRD research, and in the teaching of HRD. There is a need to develop multidisciplinary understandings. The Solution: Organizational and HRD practices emerge from different perspectives and positions. Taking the triple bottom line as a starting point, this article develops a conceptual framework for thinking about and practicing HRD. Drawing on Habermas's knowledge interests, this distinguishes three sustainability orientations: Compliance, Cooperation, and Coexistence. It argues for a critical focus and explores approaches to support deep learning and questioning, such as problem-posing education, dissensus, collaborative learning, and problematization in research. The Stakeholders: HRD scholars, researchers, and practitioners. May also be of interest to others involved in environmental sustainability and critical management studies.