Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain more insight into employees' on‐the‐job learning. Its specific purpose is to develop and validate a classification of on‐the‐job learning activities and learning themes, focusing on the nursing profession in particular....

Purpose – The traditional approach to building a corporate identity relies on a managerial advertising view and is conducted mainly by external consultancy companies. The aim of this study is to introduce a different approach to building a corporate identity that is based on an effective...

Purpose – To contrast and test two conceptualisations of entrepreneurship: “opportunity discovery” and “opportunity development”. Design/methodology/approach – Following the development of a conceptual framework for the study, an investigation was conducted through semi‐structured...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

Purpose – Aims to present a conceptual framework for understanding how leaders develop. Design/methodology/approach – The arguments are derived from the assumption that leadership, like many other human manifestations, is a function of a given potential, relevant motivation, and ongoing...

This short paper will introduce some tools and processes that can be used to develop a more strategic approach to organisational learning. They were developed over a two‐year action research project carried out by Business Lab ( www.businesslab.co.uk ) in Aberdeen, Scotland, involving dozens...

This paper explores how organisations can become more sophisticated at supporting transfer of learning, by identifying the perceived barriers and facilitators to transfer of learning, by examining a range of individual characteristics and workplace features associated with these barriers and...

Based on a review of constructs that have been the subject of both educational and information science research, a model of learning‐related information behaviour is developed. The model details components of such behaviour, including: basic information processes, information processing types...