Communities of Practice and Situated Learning: A Theoretical Examination of a Shift in Individual Power

This manuscript describes a new theory of empowerment in the workplace. Unlike typical management literature dealing with empowerment, this theory uses a critical perspective to explain how communities of practice generate authentic empowerment at work. Authentic empowerment leads to higher performance, innovation, creativity, and success

Another Look at a Historical Foundation of HRD: F.R. Roethlisberger’s Foreman

F.R. Roethlisberger has been recognized as the ”father” of the human relations period of management. Historically, this period was seen as a move towards more humanism in the workplace. This manuscript presents a poststructural analysis of a classic management text from this period. Findings and implications for HRD are presented

Tracing HRD’s Rational Masculine Roots: Feminist Alternatives for a More Mindful HRD

A classic management text was deconstructed using postmodern methods to illuminate the connections between knowledge and gender. A similar analysis was performed on a selected contemporary HRD course text in order to examine how issues related to performance and gender were being addressed

The Women and Leadership Theory Think Tank Report 2015

On July 26–28, 2015, at George Washington University, 25 senior scholars from multiple disciplines gathered to attend a path-breaking event on women and leadership theory. The event, named The Women and Leadership Theory Think Tank (hereafter “Think Tank”), was a part of a targeted and comprehensive effort to “move the needle” forward on women and leadership theory. Beginning in 2013, Drs. Susan R. Madsen and Julia Storberg-Walker (with others) designed and delivered a series of related events, and women from all over the world have participated. The Think Tank was one strategy to scale up the impact on women and leadership theory and leverage the combined knowledge and experience of 25 senior women scholars

Towards a Theory of Collaborative Learning at Adult Learning Events: A Grounded Study

This roundtable focuses on the work-in-progress of building grounded theory. Specifically, the researchers will describe the context, the research project, and the iterative, collaborative theory building developments that have been in process over the past 27 months. Critique is sought from a variety of perspectives, including feminist, critical race, and other theories

Research on Women and Leadership: A Publishing Support Bootcamp

Presentation given by Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, Chrys Egan, Julia Storberg-Walker, Karen A. Longman, and Constance Campbell at the Women and Leadership Affinity Group Conference. One purpose of the ILA Women and Leadership Affinity Group is to advance theory, research, and practice regarding women and leadership, a goal that can be furthered by providing emerging scholars with individualized support. This workshop will provide participants with individual and group coaching focused on providing feedback on manuscripts during the conference and will provide participants with access to a senior scholar as a mentor beyond the conference close. The workshop will begin with a short introduction and presentation on developing a research agenda then quickly move into individualized coaching sessions followed by focused group discussions and a wrap up with a question and answer session