Much of tourism development is predicated on the successful working of organisations alignment in the form of partnerships or “networks”. However, tourism networks have been relatively neglected as an area of academic study. This paper presents findings of research focusing on international...

This paper emphasizes the importance of learning in the workplace through reflecting after action, as in Kolb's experiential learning cycle. One of the most effective ways of producing insights from personal experience is by keeping a learning log as a means of reflecting upon, and articulating...

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...

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...

The teaching–learning process in a classroom context is simulated by means of the Monte Carlo method. It is found that the structure of the collaborative groups formed by the students may influence their achievements. It is shown that low-achievement students may learn at the expense of their...

The emergent “learning economy” is truly global in the sense that it deeply affects the whole world. The emergence of “learning societies”, though, is a process that takes place only in some regions, the patterns followed by this highly complex social process being far from converging....

This paper seeks to reconcile the notion of a 'societal effect' in business organisation with the considerable evidence that competitive pressures continuously lead national producers to emulate the business practices of other nations, which are perceived as providing a basis for superior...