Redemptive Human Resource Development (RHRD): Advancing Ricketson's Concept Through an Inner Texture Analysis of Acts 15-16:5.
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This dissertation examines Acts 15-16:5 through a sociorhetorical analysis (Robbins,1996),specifically an inner texture analysis,to advance Ricketson's (2005) concept of redemptive human resource development (RHRD). Ricketson has not developed the model from its origin in 2005,nor has he defined the term redemption. He did develop the definition for RHRD by inserting "on the basis of a Christian worldview and the principles of the Bible" (Slide 8) into Gilley and Maycunich's (2000) established definition of human resource development (HRD). Still,Ricketson provided no research as to why or how this defines RHRD. Witherington (1998) offered a persuasive connection to RHRD and HRD through a sociorhetorical analysis of Acts 15-16:5. His exegetical analysis provided a foundation to understand how the New Testament and the church developed organizational members as well as identifying HRD practices. An inner texture analysis of the biblical text was used to identify redemption and the literature---as understood from the biblical worldview,New Testament/theological,and leadership context---was used to define redemption. R. Ricketson (personal communication,January 31,2013) believed that redemptive might not be an appropriate term in the contemporary HRD field because of its religious connotation,but this study proved otherwise. Further,he believed (and the literature has supported his assumption) that HRD embraces a humanistic worldview and,by inserting on the basis of a Christian worldview into the RHRD definition,promoted a challenge to the HRD field,which this study showed. This dissertation discovered and defined redemption for RHRD. The research also developed constructs associated with the term that are useful in explaining RHRD as well as introducing the concept into the HRD field.