HRD Category
Getting the Word Passed to Me
Posted on February 20, 2022 Leave a Comment
20 February 2022 I’m nearing the end of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Dr. Clint Smith. I heard of this book because the author was featured on the cover of the Harvard Graduate School of Education magazine this month. The book is narrative non-fiction and […]
HRD in Southeast Asia – 25 May 2021
Posted on May 25, 2021 Leave a Comment
Hi all, Apologies for the hiatus. I wrapped up my book manuscript on Developing Human Resources in Southeast Asia on May 1 and have been playing catch up. That said, there has been a lot going on in the world of HRD in Southeast Asia in the last couple of months. Labor protections for gig […]
HRD in Southeast Asia – 26 February 2021
Posted on February 26, 2021 Leave a Comment
Hi all, Lots of exciting things happening in the world of HRD in Southeast Asia. First of all, last week was the Academy of Human Resource Development annual conference, which was held virtually this year. I spoke on a panel coordinated by Gary McLean on HRD contextualization in Vietnam. I also presented a paper along […]
Finding Meaning at AHRD in Louisville
Posted on February 21, 2019 Leave a Comment
Last week was the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) International Conference in the Americas in Louisville, KY. What a great conference! I’m so thankful for our warm and rigor-focused community in the Academy. This was my 4th AHRD conference in the Americas but it was my first time attending as a full-time faculty member […]
What the heck is employee engagement?
Posted on October 17, 2017 Leave a Comment
We live in the age of personal branding where everyone is trying to find their niche, make their mark, and create something never before seen. Academia is not immune to this annoying tendency. A somewhat recent trend has revolved around the idea of engagement in the workplace. It seems there is a tangled list of […]
Conference: Asia-MENA AHRD Conference 2016
Posted on November 8, 2016 Leave a Comment
8 November 2016 This weekend I returned from nine days in Morocco for the 2016 AHRD Conference in Asia and MENA. The conference itself was November 2-4 in Ifrane, Morocco, which is known as the Switzerland of Morocco. In the picture above (courtesy of Dollaya Hemmapattawe who is far left in the picture), a group […]
Article Critique: Social Competence in Small Firms–Fostering Workplace Learning and Performance
Posted on October 1, 2016 Leave a Comment
October 1, 2016 Lans, T., Verhees, F., & Verstegen, J. (2016). Social competence in small firms–Fostering workplace learning and performance. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(3), 321-348. Abstract: While it is widely accepted that social networks are key to small-firm success, detailed studies on the specific contribution of owner-managers’ social competence to learning and performance are scarce. In […]
Conference: ESRI 2016
Posted on April 28, 2016 Leave a Comment
April 28, 2016 Not too long ago we had the Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations (ESRI) here at GW, which is the student-led conference of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the last two years in my capacity as proposal review board member, presenter, and all-around conference enthusiast. My friend […]
Changing the Discourse in Human Resource Development
Posted on June 28, 2015 Leave a Comment
As a young scholar, I get hard copies of the academic journals I subscribe to. I like to read through the articles and get a better grasp of what’s going on in the literature. One of these journals is the Human Resource Development Review (HRDR), edited by Julia Storberg-Walker of George Washington University. My friend […]
Course: International and Multicultural Issues in Organizations
Posted on June 16, 2015 Leave a Comment
As part of my role as a Graduate Research Assistant at GW, I had the privilege of being the teaching assistant for a course called International and Multicultural Issues in Organizations. This course, led by Dr. Maria Cseh, revolved around the European Human Resource Development conference at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. Ireland’s Cork […]
Oliver S. Crocco 