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An Analysis of Award‐Winning Refereed Articles From the Journals Sponsored by the Academy of Human Resource Development
Author(s) -
Park Sunyoung,
Chaudhuri Sanghamitra,
Hewapathirana Gertrude I.,
Johnson Karen R.,
Bowen Mauvalyn M.
Publication year - 2016
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.21251
Subject(s) - coaching , theme (computing) , psychology , citation , human resources , management , career development , library science , public relations , political science , pedagogy , computer science , world wide web , economics , psychotherapist
The purpose of this study was to examine the citation frequency and key themes of award‐winning refereed journal articles from the journals sponsored by the AHRD . The research questions guiding the study were: (1) How many awarded articles were cited? and (2) What key themes/trends emerged over time among award‐winning articles? Data were collected from 86 award‐winning referred articles published from 2002 to 2013 in the four HRD journals, including ADHR , HRDI , HRDR , and HRDQ . The findings included (1) that the article about supervisory coaching behavior by Ellinger, Ellinger, and Keller (2003) in HRDQ was the most frequently cited (174), and (2) that learning is a common theme across the four journals. Action learning, employee engagement, leadership, mentoring, employee/job satisfaction, and training were common themes between two journals. The implications and limitations are discussed, along with recommendations for future research.