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Liberating Murphy's Law: learning from change

Yeo, Roland K. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 2, pp. 67-74

interpretive and socially constructed. Process leadership is characterized by leaders assuming appropriate stewardship and walking …

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Academic leaders: made or born?

Rowley, Jennifer - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 29 (1997) 3, pp. 78-84

Leadership is essential in all organizations and educational institutions are no exception, but the concept of academic … leadership is unique in higher education and, arguably, is concerned with leadership that extends beyond the organization into … the wider world that higher education institutions seek to serve. Traditional concepts of academic leadership are closely …

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Developing human and social capital in organisations

Cunningham, Ian - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 34 (2002) 3, pp. 89-94

Argues for the importance of developing social capital in organisations. If training stays focused on the individual (human capital) level it may be missing out on important changes in developing organisational performance. The use of self managed learning (SML) is examined through reference to...

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A strategic approach to organisational learning

Whittington, Dave; Dewar, Tammy - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 36 (2004) 7, pp. 265-268

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...

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Co‐ordination and delegation: the core development competencies to create a competitive edge (part 1)

Eales‐White, R.M.D. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 37 (2005) 2, pp. 84-90

Purpose – This paper aims to enable the reader to understand: Herrmann's whole‐brained thinking model and its impact on language and difference; trends in development and the need for team‐based whole‐brained learning; why most culture change initiatives fail; what constitutes a core...

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Increasing impact of training investments: an evaluation strategy for building organizational learning capability

Brinkerhoff, Robert O. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 38 (2006) 6, pp. 302-307

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide training and human resources development practitioners with a practical, credible and strategically‐useful training evaluation method. Design/methodology/approach – The suggested evaluation strategy and method are based on the author's...

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Dynamic organizational learning: a conceptual framework

Law, Kris M.Y.; Gunasekaran, Angappa - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 6, pp. 314-320

Purpose – Organizational learning (OL) has been considered to be an effective developmental initiative in organizations that have a mission to develop, to sustain and to advance. There is a wide range of beliefs of thinking about what organizational learning is, how it occurs, and how it is...

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Enabling role of an intranet to augment e‐coaching

Averweg, Udo Richard - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 42 (2010) 1, pp. 47-52

Purpose – This paper has the aim of exploring whether virtual coaching in an organisation may be facilitated and enabled by intranet technology for the creative dialogue of e‐coaching. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the e‐coaching, the enabling role of technology, and intranet...

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Leading through problems: recognizing the potential of getting their hands dirty

Yeo, Roland K. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 42 (2010) 3, pp. 128-134

is a viable approach in leadership development. It aims to identify several key factors, strategies and possible outcomes …, organizational learning and leadership training as well as practical experience, the paper discusses the salient features of PBL and … their impact on leadership development through multiple levels of simultaneous learning. Findings – Three important factors …

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E‐learning flowers in the UK

Little, Bob - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 42 (2010) 3, pp. 135-138

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define the annual size of the UK e‐learning sector – and identify trends in this sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a series of interviews with organisations engaged in the e‐learning market, from micro‐businesses...

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