Personalentwicklung als Profession? Zur vermittelnden Funktion von Personalentwicklung in organisationalen Widersprüchen

This article in the magazine “Group. Interaction. Organization. (GIO)” presents the results of a study on the role and function of human resource development (HRD) in the area of tension between organization, person, and profession. The subjective perspectives of the practitioners are brought into focus, and their professional self-image and action orientations are presented. It turns out that these perspectives move between opposing positions in companies. The core understanding of the job of an HR developer is discussed against the background of increasing demands, as well as how HR practitioners deal with areas of tension and the added value that HR development geared towards professions can bring.