A HOLISTIC, BOUNDARY-LESS, AND CONTEXTUALLY ADAPTABLE
APPLIED HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD) THEORETICAL MODEL:
ADVANCING THE ONTOLOGICAL AND EPISTIMOLOGICAL LENSES FOR HRD THEORISTS AND PRACTITIONERS
THROUGH
SOURCES FROM THE THEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
A
dissertation PROPOSAL submitted
by
LAWRENCE
E. GREEN
to
TRINITY
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
In
partial fulfillment of
The
requirements for the
Degree
of
Doctor
of Philosophy
in
HUMAN
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
with an emphasis in
MANAGEMENT
A.
Opening Remarks.
1. A new HRD analogy.
2. The need for new HRD lenses.
B.
The Study to Be Conducted.
1. A new, applied theoretical model of human
behavior.
2. A theologically based model for HRD.
C.
The Value of Doing Such a Study.
1. Readdressing the life-motivational aspect of
man.
2. A new set of HRD lenses for scholars and
practitioners.
A. The Purpose of
the Study – To create a new HRD model.
B. The Research
Question – Can a usable model be constructed?
1. Question 1 - Focusing on the model.
2. Question 2 - Focusing on usability.
3. Question 3 - Focusing on syntax.
D. The Current State
of Scholarship in HRD.
1. An emerging discipline.
2. Searching for a culture of inquiry.
3. The need for applied theology to address HRD
issues.
E. The Uniqueness of
this Study.
1. Timing of this research.
2. A fresh approach to HRD.
III. FOCUSED HRD
LITERATURE REVIEW
A. HRD, HRM, and management review.
1. Introduction.
2. Delimitations.
3. Review of HRD, HRM, and management scholarship.
3. Summary.
1. Introduction.
2. Delimitations.
3. Theology and applied theology scholarship.
4. Summary of findings.
C. Old and New Testament Review.
1. Question of authority.
2. On the question of
“man.”
3. On the question of
“God.”
4. On the question of
“image of God.”
D. Summary and Integration of Interdisciplinary
Scholarship.
1. Common areas.
2. Gaps, biases, and syntax.
3. Impact of current scholarship on the new HRD
model.
A. Dubin’s Model for Theory Building in HRD (1969).
1. Overcoming the “theoretical – empirical”
divide.
2. Similarities of theory and theology.
3. Interdisciplinary research challenges.
a.
Limitations of social-science research.
b.
The Contiguous-Problem Approach.
4. Dubin and external/internal reliability issues.
5. Reasons for using Dubin’s Model of Theory
Building.
6. Elements of Dubin’s Model.
B. Author Bias and Delimitations.
1. History of the development of the new HRD
model.
2. Rationale for starting point and chosen
methodology.
3. Secular vs. sacred research and scholarship issues.
4. Dissertation Audience.
C. Theoretical Research Phase.
1. Identifying units of the theory.
2. Establishing the laws of interaction that
govern the theory.
3. Determining the boundaries of the theory.
4. Specifying the system states of the theory.
1.
Specification of the propositions of the theory.
2. Identifying empirical indicators of the
theory.
3. Refining hypotheses to test the theory.
4.
Testing the theory through a developed plan of research.
E. Glossary of Research Methodology Terms.
V. PRESENTATION
AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
A. Theoretical Research Phase Results.
1. Units of the God-Man Paradigm (GMP)
theory/model.
a.
Horizontal “man” dimension units.
1) Body.
2) Soul.
3) Spirit.
b. Vertical
“God” dimension units.
1) Father.
2) Son.
3) Holy Spirit.
c. Resulting
Nine “God-man” matrix units.
d. Analysis
of 5 dichotomies of characteristics.
e. Analysis
of combination limiting rules.
f. Syntax
variations.
g. Summary
of model units.
2. God-Man Paradigm (GMP) governing laws of interaction.
a.
Horizontal dimension laws.
b. Vertical
dimension laws.
c. Diagonal
and centric dimension laws.
d. Laws of
transformation.
e. Summary
of model laws.
3. Determining the boundaries of the GMP.
a. Theory
domains.
b. Open
system characteristics and boundaries.
c.
Uniqueness of the GMP.
1)
Revelatory vs. intellectual knowledge.
2)
Impact of free will on model.
3) Substituting sources of model empowerment.
d.
Usefulness of the GMP.
1)
Secular scholars and practitioners.
2)
Sacred scholars and practitioners.
e.
Reliability tests.
1) Internal – homogeneity tests.
2) External – generalization tests.
f. Summary
of model boundaries.
4. System states of the GMP.
a.
Inclusiveness.
b.
Persistence.
c.
Distinctiveness.
d.
Measurability issues.
e. Dealing
with a transcendental-empirical model.
1) Secular and sacred bias.
2) A master model characteristic.
f. Summary
of model system states.
B. Empirical Research Phase Results.
1. Propositions of the GMP theory.
a.
Specifying observable and measurable theory propositions.
b.
Determining evaluative criteria for testing the propositions.
1) Consistency.
2) Accuracy.
3) Parsimony.
2. Identifying and selecting empirical
indicators of the GMP.
a. Summary
of indicators.
b. Ranking
of indicators.
c. Reviewing
delimitations.
3. Refining hypothesis and subsidiary questions
to test the GMP.
4.
Empirical test (research) results.
a.
Introduction.
1) Modified Delphi Technique.
2) Participant selection design.
3) Questionnaire/interview design.
4) Instrument Testing.
5) Logistics and relationships.
6)
Ethical and control issues.
b.
Actual procedures taken.
1)
Participant selection and preparation phase.
2)
Delphi phase 1.
3)
Delphi technique phase 2.
4)
Delphi technique phase 3.
5)
Participant follow-up.
6)
Problems, issues, and procedure summary.
c.
Data Collected.
1)
Sample description and observations.
2)
Demographics.
3)
Unit measures.
4)
Governing laws measures.
5)
System state measures.
d.
Data Analysis.
1)
Simple statistics.
2) Correlations and data
integration.
3)
Factor analysis and applicable statistics.
4)
Data analysis of governing laws and system states.
5)
Internal and external reliability.
VI. SUMMARY,
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
A. Theoretical Research Summary of the God-Man
Paradigm.
1.
Final GMP Overview.
2.
Primary Question.
2. Discoveries and limitations.
B. Empirical Research Summary of Findings.
1. Overview of findings.
2. Subsidiary Questions.
3. General Summary.
1. Primary Question.
2. Subsidiary Questions.
3. General Conclusions.
1.
Secular Scholars and Practitioners.
2.
Sacred Scholars and Practitioners.
Dubin, R. (1969). Theory Building. New York, London: The Free Press: Collier Macmillan Publishers.