Purpose – This is a case study paper. A major research goal of this study is to extend the existing theories of learning organization put forth in the 4I model by adding more complicated ideas to it. One minor goal of this research is to show that the first stage of organizational learning,...

Purpose – Describes the delivery of a development program for a British university's top 60 leaders, with the use of strategic improvement idea groups. Design/methodology/approach – Actual leadership challenges and experiences of participants were used as source learning material, around...

Purpose – Sustainable and effective university‐community partnerships are not easy to create, yet they are an integral part of student community‐based learning as they are uniquely designed to educate students about their roles as members of their local, national, and global communities....

Purpose – The Work Foundation has worked with the University of York to deliver a development program for its top 60 leaders designed to address some of the specific challenges faced by a modern university. The program is intended to engage senior leaders in strategic dialogue, to enable them...

Purpose – Recent advances in the interactive technologies have transformed the way today's organizations and their different stakeholders learn. Now, because of the increasing learning requirements, neither these organizations nor their stakeholders can afford to be too self‐focused while...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe an ethnographic research study conducted within French families in order to examine the transfer of food learning between parents and children. Design/methodology/approach – An ethnographic study in the respondents' home was conducted. Semi‐directive...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore an effective educational method for leadership development. Design/methodology/approach – In order to achieve the objective of the paper, Chester Barnard's insights on leadership and its development are reviewed: the gap between action and...