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On the Fractal Nature of Complex Syntax and the Timescale Problem
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Evans, D. Reid – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Fundamental to complex dynamic systems theory is the assumption that the recursive behavior of complex systems results in the generation of physical forms and dynamic processes that are self-similar and scale-invariant. Such fractal-like structures and the organismic benefit that they engender has been widely noted in physiology, biology, and…
Descriptors: Syntax, Systems Approach, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Models, Definitions, and Outcome Variables of Action Learning: A Synthesis with Implications for HRD
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Chenhall, Everon C.; Chermack, Thomas J. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated model of action learning based on an examination of four reviewed action learning models, definitions, and espoused outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: A clear articulation of the strengths and limitations of each model was essential to developing an integrated model, which could be…
Descriptors: Evidence, Action Research, Research Methodology, Definitions
Revisiting the Roots of Learning Organization: A Synthesis of the Learning Organization Literature
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Yeo, Roland K. – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: This paper aims to provide a literature synthesis of the learning organization and discuss several pertinent theoretical concepts on the subject. Design/methodology/approach: A range of works mainly from 1990-2004, which aim at providing a variety of perspectives on the learning organization, have been analyzed and discussed based on its…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Learning Processes, Organizational Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Applying Project Histories and Project Learning through Knowledge Management in an Australian Construction Company
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Maqsood, Tayyab; Finegan, Andrew; Walker, Derek – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: With the advent of information and communication technologies (ICT), some organisations have endeavoured to develop and maintain systems commonly known as project histories. This paper aims to provide a framework to the construction organisations in order to improve the learning from projects through the development and use of project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Access to Information, Archives
Lessons from the Desert: Integrating Managerial Expertise and Learning for Organizational Transformation
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Roth, George – Learning Organization, 2004
Reflection upon a field study of a corporate transformation provides insights into the application and integration of organizational learning theory and frameworks with local, corporate knowledge. In the corporate transformation studied this local knowledge came from consumer psychology, marketing campaigns and the use of media. When these ideas…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Learning
For Performance through Learning, Knowledge Management Is Critical Practice
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Gorelick, Carol; Tantawy-Monsou, Brigitte – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: This paper proposes that knowledge management is a system that integrates people, process and technology for sustainable results by increasing performance through learning. Definitions of knowledge, knowledge management and performance serve as a foundation. Design/methodology/approach: The model for the knowledge era proposed in this…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Learning, Systems Approach, Models
An Inquiry into the Foundations of Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization
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Jensen, Jorgen A.; Rasmussen, Ole E. – Learning Organization, 2004
People's mental models are viewed as being significant in achieving organizational outcomes, on the assumption that mental models influence people's acts. A fundamental issue in the area of organizational learning, then, is the relation between mental models, learning and performance. We contend that a fruitful line of work is to study persons as…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Organizations (Groups), Educational Theories, Case Studies