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Gold, Jeff; Walton, John; Cureton, Peter; Anderson, Lisa – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that abductive reasoning is a typical but usually unrecognised process used by HRD scholars and practitioners alike. Design/methodology/approach: This is a conceptual paper that explores recent criticism of traditional views of theory-building, based on the privileging of scientific theorising, which…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Labor Force Development, Theories, Research Methodology