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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Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
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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
- Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011--
- Associate Professor, Human Resource Education, , 2003-2011
- 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
- Board member, Human Resource Development International, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2010- present
- Monica M. Lee Award for 2010, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2010
- Cutting Edge Award 2010, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2010
- 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., Cornachione, E., Oh., Y.- S., & Kang, H. S. (2010). All work and no play? Work centrality and role stress of mid-level managers in the United States, Brazil, and Korea. Human Resource Development International, 13(4), 393-408.
- Kuchinke, K. P., & Cornachione, E. B. (2010). The meaning of work and performance focused work attitudes among mid-level managers in the United States of America and Brazil. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 23(3), 57-78.
- Dirani, K. M., & Kuchinke, K. P. (in press). Job Satisfaction and Organization Commitment: Validating the Arabic Satisfaction and Commitment Questionnaire (ASCQ), Testing the Correlations, and Investigating the Effects of Demographic Variables in the Lebanese Banking Sector. International Journal of Human Resource Management (SSCI). Accepted October 22, 2010.
- Kuchinke, K. P. (in press). Human flourishing as a core value for HRD in an age of global mobility. In M. Lee (Ed.), HRD as we know it: Speeches that have shaped and developed the field of HRD. London, Routlege.
- Kuchinke, K. P. (in press). Boundaryless and protean careers in a knowledge economy. In C. Valentin and J. Walton (Eds.), Human resource development: Practices and orthodoxies. London: Palgrave.