Invited Reaction: Birds of a Feather? HRD and Business Schools Should Flock Together

• Published in: Human resource development review Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 127 - 131
• Main Author: May, Gary L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications 01.06.2007; SAGE Publications; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Accreditation; Business Administration Education; Business schools; Career Development; Career development planning; Career Planning; Careers; College Curriculum; College Programs; Colleges & universities; Core curriculum; Criticism; Curricula; Decision making; Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Environment; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Principles; Ethics; Human resource management; Human Resources; Labor Force Development; Leadership; Learning; Learning Processes; MBA programs & graduates; Organizational Change; Personnel Management; Postmodernism; Social responsibility; Strategic management; Students; Thinking Skills; Values; Work Environment; United States > US
• ISSN: 1534-4843; 1552-6712
• DOI: 10.1177/1534484307300324

Peter Kuchinke has written a powerful and relevant article that should generate much discussion in the human resource development (HRD) community. The focus of Kuchinke's paper is the question of whether HRD academic programs should emulate the value preference of business schools or march to a different drum. In this response, the author argues that the reverse is happening. Business schools are moving to emulate the value preferences of HRD. Given the demands of the marketplace, HRD programs and business schools need to work together. The author challenges the HRD community to be business partners rather than external critics.