Guest Scholars:

  • Dr. K. Peter Kuchinke (Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

  • Dr. Claretha Hughes (University of Arkansas).

  • Dr. Khalil M. Dirani (Texas A&M University).


Topics Include:

  • What we mean by the term ethics.

  • The role ethics plays within HRD.

  • The most common and challenging situations faced by HRD professionals.

  • The role of ethical standards.

  • How HRD professionals can prepare for ethical issues.


Episode Structure:

  • Introduction (minutes 00:00 to 02:18).

  • Conversation with Dr. K. Peter Kuchinke (minutes 02:19 to 28:56).

  • Conversation with Dr. Claretha Hughes (minutes 28:57 to 52:39).

  • Conversation with Dr. Khalil M. Dirani (minutes 52:40 to 1:13:56).

  • Discussion between Dr. Kuchinke, Dr. Hughes, and Dr. Dirani (minutes 1:13:57 to 1:39:50).

  • Wrap-up (minutes 1:39:51 to 1:41:36).


Bios:

  • Dr. K. Peter Kuchinke is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A native German, he holds a doctoral degree from the University of Minnesota in Work, Family, and Community Education and Strategic Management. His research interests include the role of work in overall life design, self-directed career behaviors, and cross-cultural differences in career preparation and development. Peter has published over 150 scholarly articles and book chapters and presented his research at more than 50 national and international education conferences. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Human Resource Development, as Editor-in-Chief for Human Resource Development International, and President of the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education. Peter has been recognized with 25 major research and service awards, including the Outstanding Scholar Award from the Academy of Human Resource Development as well as being inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.

  • Dr. Claretha Hughes is Professor of Human Resource and Workforce Development at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests include valuing people and technology in the workplace, technology development, diversity intelligence, learning technologies, and ethical and legal issues. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and books and has authored or co-authored 13 books. Claretha is a book proposal reviewer for SAGE, Emerald, IGI Global, and Palgrave Macmillan. She has a National Science Foundation Research in Formation of Engineers grant. Her PhD is from Virginia Tech, Master of Textiles from NC State University, B.A. from Clemson University, and MBA from University of Arkansas.

  • Dr. Khalil M. Dirani is Associate Professor and program chair for the Educational Human Resource Development (EHRD) program at Texas A&M University since 2014. His research is situated in the domain of international Human Resource Development with a focus on integrating theory and practice in different cultures and contexts including learning organizations, leadership and talent development, ethics, social corporate responsibility, employee engagement, and transfer of learning. His research conceptualizes HRD as a strategic framework for connecting interdisciplinary teams, networks, and systems to help them collaborate and work together to address social, health, and environmental complex problems and challenges. He has published his research in leading HRD journals such as The Learning Organization, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Human Resources Development International, International Journal of Human Resource Management, and European Journal of Training and Development.  

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Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by HRD Online at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne – check out their website at https://go.illinois.edu/HRDOnline - and by the Educational Human Resource Development program at Texas A&M University - to find out more visit https://eahr.tamu.edu/.