In this penultimate episode of Season 5, guests Dr. Claire Gubbins (Dublin City University), Dr. Katherine Rosenbusch (George Mason University), and Dr. Matthew Hurtienne (University of Texas at Tyler) discuss how to connect HRD research and practice, including:

• What is the current state of the connection between research and practice for HRD, and how did we get here?
• What are the main factors sustaining that current state?
• What would be the benefits to HRD academics and HRD practitioners of improving the connection between research and practice?
• What are some of the actions that HRD academics could take to improve the connection between research and practice?
• What are some of the actions that HRD practitioners could take to improve the connection between research and practice?
• How are AHRD and UFHRD supporting initiatives to improve the connection, and what further actions could happen in the future?
• and much more.

For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, and for the bios of the guest scholars visit allbypodcast.com/practice.

For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org.

This episode is sponsored by Dr. Thomas Garavan, Department of Management and Marketing, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland.