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Ravn, Ib – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to call attention to the fact that conferences for professionals rely on massive one-way communication and hence produce little learning for delegates--and to introduce an alternative, the "learning conference", that involves delegates in fun and productive learning processes.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Learning Processes, Training Methods, Andragogy
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Clarke, Jean; Thorpe, Richard; Anderson, Lisa; Gold, Jeff – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that action learning (AL) may provide a means of successfully developing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach: The literature around SME learning suggests a number of processes are important for SME learning which similarity, it is argued, are encompassed in AL. AL may…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
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Richardson, Jim; Bennett, Ben – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1984
Benefits of a "learning to learn" program of management development are (1) it returns learning to everyday experience, (2) it avoids conceptual explanations of why things happen and helps people understand how they create situations, (3) it accommodates all learning styles, (4) it offers immediate feedback on the job, and (5) it addresses…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Experience, Learning Processes, Management Development
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Binstead, Don – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
The author presents a framework of "design principles" for trainers in designing management learning events, based on the humanistic school of thought and the personal growth of the individual, with the model being applicable to group training. (MF)
Descriptors: Individual Development, Learning Processes, Management Development, Models
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Mumford, Alan – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1986
This monograph reports the findings of a literature review and subsequent discussions with trainers, consultants, and management educators in the United Kingdom and the United States. The results of the literature review and of the detailed discussions confirmed that remarkably little attention was given to the question of how to help managers…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Literature Reviews
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Linstead, Stephen – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1990
Using distance education to develop management metacompetencies such as creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness encounters problems in terms of learner vulnerability, learning style, structural dysfunctions, and "reality" methods. A combination of distance learning, discovery learning, and competency-based simulation may address these…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Competence, Competency Based Education
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Thorne, E. Ann; Wright, Gill – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The notion of effective strategic alliances provides the basis on which this paper proposes a framework to manage the application and outcomes of management learning. The management of key partner collaboration emerges in this paper as a major success factor in determining effective management learning. A proactive structured approach to…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Learning Processes, Management Development, Leadership Training