The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Human Resource Development Edited by Joshua C. Collins Jamie L. Callahan The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Human Resource Development · Joshua C. Collins Jamie L. Callahan Editors The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Human Resource Development Editors Joshua C. Collins Jamie L. Callahan University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Durham University Business School Minneapolis, MN, USA Millhill Lane, Durham, UK ISBN 978-3-031-10452-7 ISBN 978-3-031-10453-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10453-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023 This work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: smartboy10/Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Contents Part I Introduction 1 Critical and Social Justice Perspectives in HRD 3 Joshua C. Collins and Jamie L. Callahan Part II Recontextualizing 2 Speaking Up in a Brave New World: Recontextualizing HRD in Postemotional Society 17 Jamie L. Callahan 3 The Ideological, Theoretical, and Socio-Economic Context of Critical HRD: A Foundational Introduction 29 Emily Yarrow 4 Morality, Ethics, and Critical HRD 53 Matthew Sinnicks 5 Emotional Labor and Resistance: Implications for Critical HRD 67 Joseph C. Brenes-Dawsey and Karen E. Watkins 6 Prefigurative Spaces: Building Community and Collective Record of Resistance to Create Change in Spaces of Organizing 91 Amir Keshtiban 7 Reflecting Upon the Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Unions: Critical Approaches to the Organization of Labor 109 Judith D. Bernier and Sherman T. Henry v vi CONTENTS 8 Recontextualizing Learning in Work and Leisure 127 Kenneth R. Bartlett and Eniola A. Aderibigbe Part III Reconceptualizing 9 A New Organizational Space for Inclusion Through the Evolutionary Wholeness Praxis 149 Chang-kyu Kwon and Aliki Nicolaides 10 Learning, Knowing, and Resisting Through Critical Approaches in Spaces of Organizing 167 Jill Zarestky and Lisa Baumgartner 11 Reconceptualizing Human Capital Theory: Working and Relating on the Global Stage 187 Maria Cseh, Oliver S. Crocco, and Jessica Hinshaw 12 Challenging Dominant Ideologies and Expanding the Narrative Habitus in Spaces of Organizing Through Critical Thinking 201 Robin S. Grenier and Kristi Kaeppel 13 Applying Critical (Self) Advocacy and Social Justice Through Employee Resource Groups 219 Stephanie Sisco 14 Reflecting on Leadership, Leading, and Leaders 243 Carole J. Elliott 15 Applying Critical, Feminist Perspectives to Developmental Relationships in HRD 257 Laura L. Bierema, Weixin He, and Eunbi Sim Part IV Reconnecting 16 Identity, Privilege, and Power in Critical HRD 283 Tonette S. Rocco, Robert C. Mizzi, and Greg Procknow 17 Community, Intersectionality, and Social Justice in Critical HRD 307 Catherine H. Monaghan and E. Paulette Isaac-Savage 18 Understanding and Reducing Negative Interpersonal Behaviors: A Critical HRD Approach to Improve Workplace Inclusion 325 Tomika W. Greer and April L. Peters CONTENTS vii 19 Theorizing the Role of Ally Attitudes and Behaviors in Shaping Inclusive Spaces of Organizing: The Institutional Allyship Model 347 Ciarán McFadden 20 Understanding Emotion to Enhance Learning for Individuals, Communities, and Organizations 367 Deborah N. Brewis and Rose Opengart 21 New, Emerging, and Alternative Forms of Learning and Knowing: Perspectives to Inform a More Critical HRD 397 Chelesea Lewellen, Esther Pippins, and Jeremy Bohonos 22 A Collective Autoethnographic Journey Toward Academic Repair: Unfolding Restorative Micro-Repair Practices 417 The Kintsugi Collective Index 431 Notes on Contributors Eniola A. Aderibigbe is an SHRM Senior Certified Professional and Ph.D. candidate in the Human Resource Development program in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and her master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Indus- trial Relations at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She previously held several HR roles providing strategic HR support to different organizations internationally. Her research interest areas include learning and development; diversity, equity, and inclusion in HRD; leadership; critical HRD, and National HRD. Kenneth R. Bartlett, Ph.D. is Professor of Human Resource Development and Chair of the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Devel- opment at the University of Minnesota. Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand he previously worked in a variety of management positions in the public sector and tourism industry in both New Zealand and the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Parks and Recreation Management from Lincoln University in New Zealand, M.Sc. in Leisure Studies, and Ph.D. in human resource development from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Prior to his academic career, he worked in a variety of recreation management and outdoor education positions. His research agenda is focused on the process and outcomes of human resource development and leadership development. He has considerable international experience as a consultant and adviser with organizations across the United States as well as with educational institutions, not-for-profits, and government agencies in over 40 counties. Lisa Baumgartner is Professor of Adult Education. Her research inter- ests include learning and development in marginalized populations including those living with chronic illnesses, women, and older adults. She won the ix x NOTESONCONTRIBUTORS Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education for her co-authored text Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide (3rd and 4th editions) with Jossey-Bass. Judith D. Bernier, Ed.D. is an associate teaching professor and director of the Center for Labor Studies and Research at Florida International University. Her publications include topics on critical race theory, career mobility, and critical issues of equity and social justice within and outside organizations. Laura L. Bierema is Professor and Program Coordinator of the Adult Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development program at the Univer- sity of Georgia where she is the Founder and Co-director of the Graduate Certificate in Organization Coaching. Her research focuses on applying crit- ical, feminist lenses to leadership, women’s learning and career development, organization development, and developmental relationships. She is the author of 9 books, over 100 chapters and articles, and the recipient of multiple awards for her scholarship and contributions. Jeremy Bohonos Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA is an Assis- tant Professor of Adult Education, Assistant Editor for New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, and Chair of the Academy of Human Resource Development Critical HRD & Social Justice Perspectives Special Interest Group. His research focuses on organizational (in)justice with a special emphasis on race and racism in the workforce. He has published in journals including Adult Education Quarterly Advances in Developing Human Resources, Adult Learning, and New Horizons in Adult Education and HRD. Joseph C. Brenes-Dawsey holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Leadership, and Orga- nization Development from the University of Georgia. His research interests include emotions and the management of emotions, particularly emotion work and emotional labor, in higher education and other organizational settings. He is currently a librarian at Piedmont University in Demorest, Georgia. Dr. Deborah N. Brewis is Senior Lecturer in Management, Strategy, and Organisation at the University of Bath. Her research focuses on critical diver- sity studies, creative methodologies for management research and learning, and digital labor. Jamie L. Callahan, Ed.D., Ph.D. is Professor of Organisation and Ethics at Durham University Business School, UK. She is the former Editor of Human Resource Development Review and current Co-Editor of International Journal of Management Reviews, She has earned numerous research awards, including the inaugural Laura Bierema Excellence in Critical HRD Award, Scholar of the Year Award, and Outstanding Book of the Year Award. Her research addresses issues of power and privilege in organized contexts, leading her to explore marginalized groups’ experiences of leadership, learning, and organizational transformation. Her particular passion is championing gender equity. NOTESONCONTRIBUTORS xi Joshua C. Collins, Ed.D. is Associate Professor of HRD in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His research seeks to interrogate learning, develop- ment, and change in organizational settings with a focus on the experiences of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities. He has won several awards for his research including the Academy of HRD’s Early Career Scholar and Laura Bierema Excellence in Critical HRD awards. Oliver S. Crocco is Assistant Professor of Leadership and Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University. He holds graduate degrees in Human and Organizational Learning from George Washington University and Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University. After living in Thailand for four years beginning in 2009, he has remained active throughout the region conducting research, teaching, and giving presenta- tions. His research focuses on HRD in Southeast Asia, a global mindset in university and work contexts, adult development, and learning experience design. Maria Cseh is Associate Professor in Human and Organizational Learning (HOL), and Director of the HOL Doctoral Program at The George Wash- ington University. She holds graduate degrees in electronics engineering, and business administration with a focus on international management, a certificate in global policy studies, and a Ph.D. in adult education with a specialization in global human resource development. Her research interests include informal learning, organizational development and change, global leadership, and the development of a global mindset and cultural competence that will help leaders and change agents address the increasingly complex issues facing our world. Dr. Carole J. Elliott is Professor of Organisation Studies, and Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Development at Sheffield University Management School, UK. She is a former editor-in-chief of Human Resource Development International, and is currently Associate Editor of Gender, Work and Organization. In 2021 Carole was the recipient of the Laura Bierema Excellence in Critical HRD Award, and she was elected to the British Academy of Management’s College of Fellows. In 2022 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Her research interests are interdisciplinary and broadly lie in the field of Critical HRD, and management and leadership learning. Dr. Tomika W. Greeris Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator of Human Resource Development at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. Previously, Dr. Greer worked as a management consul- tant and training & development professional in several organizations. She conducts and publishes research related to career development, including (1) education/training, (2) career transitions, and (3) work–life integration for women and marginalized groups. Her research is published in peer-reviewed journals, including Human Resource Development Review, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, Advances in Developing