Guest Scholars:

• Dr. Caleb Seung-hyun Han (The University of Georgia, United States).

• Dr. Ciarán McFadden (Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland).

• Dr. Marianne van Woerkom (Erasmus University. Netherlands).

Topics Include:

• What is meant by the term Psychology?

• What is the connection between Psychology and the concepts of work and the workplace?

• What is the relationship between Psychology and HRD?

• To what extent does HRD looks the way it does because we have emphasized certain aspects of psychology over others?

• How could HRD change if we emphasize other aspects of psychology in the future?

• How does psychology help HRD to address some of the major challenges facing organizations over the next few years?

• How can HRD professionals ensure that the tools, instruments and methods that they’re using are validated by psychology research and theory?

Bios:

• Dr. Caleb Seung-hyun Han is an Associate Professor of Learning, Leadership and Organization Development (LLOD) at The University of Georgia. Research work of Dr. Han uncovers and tests the mechanisms by which individuals learn and develop from others’ expertise and experiences at work. His primary focus is in individual-level learning within organizations by exploring how this learning is influenced by interpersonal relationships and interactions in organizations. His research publication focuses on knowledge sharing process, knowledge management system, learning organization, and organizational development. For the consulting projects, he has also worked with many global companies such as Hyundai-Kia Motors, POSCO, Samsung, and Nike.

• Dr. Ciarán McFadden is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. His research, teaching, and praxis focuses on Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and takes a cross-disciplinary approach that involves HRD, sociology, labor economics, and psychology. Particularly specializing in LGBTQ workplace inclusion and discrimination, Ciarán was a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Williams Institute at UCLA where he researched labour market discrimination against trans job applicants. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Academy of HRD, and is a Fellow of the Global Labor Organization.

• Dr. Marianne van Woerkom is a Professor of Positive Organizational Psychology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands and affiliated with the Department of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, Netherlands. The well-being and development of workers are central themes in her research. Inspired by positive psychology, she is intrigued by the question what happens if we take individual strengths instead of their deficits or weaknesses as the starting point for developmental processes. Marianne publishes her research in journals like Journal of Applied Psychology, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Journal of Positive Psychology.

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Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by: The Department of Technology Leadership and Communication in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI - check them out at https://et.iupui.edu/departments/tlc/; and by the Academy of Human Resource Development, which encourages you to register for their 30th International Research Conference in the Americas in Minneapolis, MN, March 1-4, 2023. For full details, visit https://www.ahrd.org/.