I teach in the areas of organization and leadership development. My current research interests focus on the evolution of the field of Human Resource Development and leadership development in corporate settings. A native German, I conduct much of my research in international and comparative contexts.
My past research has concentrated on leadership and management development, the foundations of Human Resource Development, and the evaluation of public vocational education, namely of Tech Prep and School to Work reform initiatives.
My current interest focuses on two areas: (1) leadership behaviors in human resource education; and (2) the definition and justification of the subject matter of Human Resource Development. In the latter issue, in particular, the research approach is comparative and cross-national, with special focus on US/European contrasts.
My long-term goal is the conceptual and empirical definition and justification of the field of workplace learning and the articulation of the knowledge and skill base required by professionals who enter the field or advance in it.
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Human Resource Education
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Champaign, IL 61820USA
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Research Biography
Degrees
- Ph.D., Human Resource Development, University of Minnesota, 1997
- M.A., Policy Studies in Higher Education, University of California, 1985
- B.A., Psychology; Business Administration, Antioch University, Los Angeles, 1984
Key Professional Appointments
- Associate Professor, Human Resource Education, , 2003--
- Assistant Professor, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois, 1997-2003
- Research/Teaching Assistant, Work, Community, and Family Education, University of Minnesota, 1994-1997
- Education and Training Consultant, Education and Training, Process Management International, 1991-1994
- Director, Education, United Education and Software, 1986-1991
- Research Associate, Training, Training Research Corporation, 1984-1986
Activities & Honors
- Visiting Scholar Summer 2008, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 2008
- Visiting Scholar, Spring 2008, Yuan Ze University, Taipei, 2008
- Editor, Human Resource Development International, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2006-2009
- Visiting Professor, Gerhard Mercator University, 2006
- Consultant, University of Illinois Extension, 2006
- Accreditation and Academic Standards Commission, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2005-2006
- International Committee, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2004-2006
- College of Education Distinguished Scholar, Bureau of Educational Research, 2004
- Outstanding Article, Human Resource Development Review, Outstanding Article Award, Human Resource Development Review, (with A. Ardichvili), Academy of Human Resource Development, 2003
- Visiting Professor, School of Management, Gerhard Mercator University, 2002
- Campus Award for Excellence in Off-Campus Teaching, UIUC Office of Academic Outreach, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
- Top Ten Conference Proceedings Paper, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2001
- Member, Board, and VP Research, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2000-2004
- Outstanding Assistant Professor, University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education, 2000
Grants
- Principal Investigator, Executive Human Resource Development Seminar for SK Corporation, SK Corporation, 2005
- Senior Personnel, Study Tour to Korea, Center for International Business Education Research, 2005
- Principal Investigator, Evaluation of UI Extension Performance Mgmt System, College of ACES, 2004
- Principal Investigator, Leadership Effectiveness in Health Care Organizations in The U.S., Germany, and the U.K., Campus Research Board, 2003
- Senior Personnel, National Resource Center for Global Studies, U.S. Department of Education (Center for Global Studies), 2003
- Principal Investigator, Leadership Development in Small Business Enterprises in Poland, European Union Center, 2003
- Principal Investigator, Knowledge Management and High Performance Workplace Practices in Service Sector Firms in Germany, Flora and William Hewlett Foundation, 2002
Selected Publications
- Kuchinke, K. P. The meaning of working and implications for human resource development: Historical perspectives and current debates. Advances in Developing Human Resources. Accepted for publication Dec. 15, 2008
- Kuchinke, K. P. (2008). The evolution of human resource development as a field of practice in organizations and a field of research and teaching at universities. In A. Rozanski, K. P. Kuchinke, & E. Boyar (Eds.), Rozwoj zasobow ludzkich - teoria i praktyka (pp. 23-42) [Human Resource Development - theory and practice]. Lublin, Poland: Lublin Technical University.
- Han, H-Y., Kuchinke, K.P., & Boulay, D. A. (in press). Modernism and postmodernism in HRD. Human Resource Development Review. Accepted for publication October 29, 2008.
- Kuchinke, K. P., Ardichvili, A., Borchert, M. & Rozanski, A. (in press). The Meaning of Working among Professional Employees in Germany, Poland, and Russia. Journal of European Industrial Training. Accepted for publication October 30, 2008.
- Ardichvili, A., & Kuchinke, K. P. International perspectives on the meanings of work and working: Current research and theory. Advances in Developing Human Resources. Accepted for publication December 14, 2008.