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Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
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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, engineering students, and medical students; specifically how they learn the cultural, social, and political norms (i.e., the unwritten rules) of the organizations in which they learn and work. Related to this I have conducted research with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education and the Collaborative Research Lab at Stanford University. 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 social systems 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

  • Fellow, iFoundry, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, 2008--
  • Research Consultant, Collaborative Research Lab, Stanford University, 2008-2010
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resource Development & Technology, The University of Texas at Tyler, 2007-2008
  • Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008--

Activities & Honors

  • Member of Board of Directors: Academy of Human Resource Development, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2010-2013

Selected Publications

  • Korte, R. (in press). Exploring the social foundations of Human Resource Development: A theoretical framework for research and practice. Human Resource Development Review.
  • Korte, R. (2011). Learning how things work here: The socialization of newcomers in organizations. In Poell, R.F. & M. Van Woerkom. (Eds.) Supporting workplace learning. Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Korte, R. (2010). First, get to know them: A relational view of organizational socialization. Human Resource Development International, 13(1), 27-43.
  • Korte, R. F. (2009). How newcomers learn the social norms of an organization through relationships: A case study of the socialization of newly hired engineers. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 20(3), 285-306.
  • Korte, R. F. (2008). Applying scenario planning across multiple levels of organization. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10(2), 179-197.

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