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Doing or Calculating Lean? A Sensemaking Perspective on Workplace Learning
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Hermanrud, Inge; Haukåsen, Ole Andreas – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss two different learning approaches to lean through a sensemaking lens. Design/methodology/approach: This is comparative case study within one organisation, and a qualitative analysis of interview data, participative observations and documents. Findings: Although this study found that both…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Organizational Learning, Hospitals, Improvement
Defining and Implementing a Smart Working Environment for Employee Sustainability: Action Research for Organisational Development and Learning
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Wiklund-Engblom, Annika; Polo, Federica; Kullbäck, Caroline; Asplund, Staffan – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study consisted of an organisational development intervention in a growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) where the top management's objective was to become an attractive workplace for the next generation of employees. The central problem is how to develop a smart working environment (SWE) based on the needs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Learning, Organizational Development, Employees
Reciprocal Action Learning: Manager and Employee Development
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Lyons, Paul; Bandura, Randall – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is the presentation of a learning model for a manager and employee working collaboratively to make advances in knowledge, skills, work performance and in the quality of their relationship. The model is called reciprocal action learning. Design/methodology/approach: The approach was to examine concepts and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Employer Employee Relationship, Workplace Learning, Experiential Learning
Intellectual Capital Management among Italian Non-Profit Socio-Cooperatives
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Benevene, Paula; Kong, Eric; Lucchesi, Massimiliano; Cortini, Michela – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to deepen the knowledge on the role played by the intellectual capital (IC) of small and medium non-profit socio-cooperatives (SMSCs) in generating knowledge and organisational growth, as well as on the challenges and the difficulties of the management of IC among these organisations.…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Foreign Countries, Small Businesses, Nonprofit Organizations
Organisational Development Programmes and Employees' Career Development: The Moderating Role of Gender
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Pinnington, Ashly; Aldabbas, Hazem; Mirshahi, Fatemeh; Pirie, Tracy – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between different organisational development programmes (360-degree feedback; Coaching; Job assignment; Employee assistance programmes; On-the-job training; Web-based career information; Continuous professional development; External education provision) and employees' career development. The…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Employees, Career Development, Gender Differences
Managing Social and Human Capital in Organizations: Communities of Practices as Strategic Tools for Individual and Organizational Development
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Manuti, Amelia; Impedovo, Maria Antonietta; De Palma, Pasquale Davide – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of communities of practice in organizations and their most beneficial effects for both individual and collective development. Design/Methodology/Approach: Based on a literature review, from the first authoritative texts by Lave and Wenger until the most recent critiques, the paper has…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Human Capital, Communities of Practice, Individual Development