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Why humanistic approaches in HRD won't work
Author(s) -
McGuire David,
Cross Christine,
O'Donnell David
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.1127
Subject(s) - humanism , underpinning , rhetoric , sociology , field (mathematics) , epistemology , work (physics) , social science , environmental ethics , political science , philosophy , law , mechanical engineering , linguistics , civil engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics , engineering
Humanism has long been considered a cherished worldview underpinning human resource development. As such, it occupies a privileged status within the field, and in the main, its central tenets have gone unchallenged, despite massive changes in the economic, sociological, and technological structure of work and society. This article challenges the preeminence of humanism and argues that the rhetoric of humanistic approaches is not matched by organizational actions of compressed career progression pathways, tight budgetary constraints, and a market‐driven economic philosophy.