Journal of European Industrial Training Emerald Article: Theorising and practitioners in HRD: the role of abductive reasoning Jeff Gold, John Walton, Peter Cureton, Lisa Anderson Article information: To cite this document: Jeff Gold, John Walton, Peter Cureton, Lisa Anderson, (2011),"Theorising and practitioners in HRD: the role of abductive reasoning", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 35 Iss: 3 pp. 230 - 246 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090591111120395 Downloaded on: 03-04-2012 References: This document contains references to 74 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 1027 times. Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY For Authors: If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service. Information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Additional help for authors is available for Emerald subscribers. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com With over forty years' experience, Emerald Group Publishing is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education. In total, Emerald publishes over 275 journals and more than 130 book series, as well as an extensive range of online products and services. Emerald is both COUNTER 3 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. *Related content and download information correct at time of download.