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Faculty Research Profiles: Russell Korte

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Human Resource Education
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Research Biography

My interests include investigating and understanding the social dynamics of learning and working in organizations. Recently, I have been studying the socialization experiences of newly hired engineers; specifically how they learned the social norms, that is, the unwritten rules of the organizations they joined. Related to this I have conducted research with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). This work entailed studying the experiences of engineering students as they learned their profession in school. Both of these streams of research indicate the primacy of the social system in forming workers’ and students’ knowledge and practices. My long-term interests focus on developing a better understanding and explanation of the effects of social systems in the workplace and in higher education.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Work and Human Resource Education, University of Minnesota, 2007
  • M.B.A., Marketing, University of St. Thomas, 1990
  • B.S., Education, St. Cloud State University, 1977

Key Professional Appointments

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resource Development & Technology, The University of Texas at Tyler, 2007-2008
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resource Education, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008--
  • Research Consultant, Collaborative Research Lab, Stanford University, 2008--

Activities & Honors

  • HRD Theory Committee Member, Academy of Human Resource Development, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2006- present

Selected Publications

  • Korte, R. F. (2008). Applying scenario planning across multiple levels of organization. Advances in Developing
    Human Resources, 10    (2), 179-197.

  • Korte, R. F., & Chermack, T. J. (2007) Changing organizational culture with scenario planning. Futures, (39), 645-656.
  • Korte, R. F. (2007). A review of social identity theory with implications for training and development. Journal
    of European Industrial Training, 31    (3), 166-180.
  • Korte, R. F. (2006). Training implementation: Variations impacting delivery. Advances in Developing Human
    Resources, 8    (4), 514-527.
  • Korte, R. F. (2003). Biases in decision making and implications for human resource development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 5(4), 440-457.

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