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Offstein, Evan; Kentrus, Ryan; Dufresne, Ron; Wassell, Stacy – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to better understand the "black box" of how coaching is enacted and how it unfolds in practice. Indeed, some of the mixed results concerning the efficacy of executive coaching appear anchored to the confusion and surrounding ambiguity of the episodic and processual nature of coaching. In this…
Descriptors: Management Development, Coaching (Performance), Teacher Role, Role Perception
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Tong, Xiaoping; Jacobs, Ronald L.; Wang, Yarong – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: What remains uncertain with corporate universities is the contribution they provide to their organizations, particularly when considered from the perspective of managers. Managers are important stakeholders, as they may participate in carrying out the mission and policies that govern the corporate university and participate in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Corporate Education, Universities, Accountability
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Matsuo, Makoto; Arai, Kohei; Matsuo, Takami – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direct and indirect effects of managerial coaching on critical reflection mediated through learning goal orientation. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted a questionnaire survey of 169 employees in 53 teams at an IT firm in Japan. The data were examined using multi-level…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Reflection, Goal Orientation, Foreign Countries
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Panagiotakopoulos, Antonios – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: This study aims to explore the impact of management training on organizational performance in the small business context to evaluate whether formal management learning interventions bring organizational benefits to small enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was adopted consisting of 100 interviews with small…
Descriptors: Management Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Small Businesses, Foreign Countries
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Misra, Debananda – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: This study aims to examine managers' considerations for leveraging management research for their work and the implications of such considerations on using inquiry-based learning (IBL) in customised executive education programmes (CEEPs) offered by business schools (b-schools). Design/methodology/approach: The study proposes a conceptual…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Active Learning, Inquiry, Management Development
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Yaqub, Yasmin; Singh, Arun Kumar; Dutta, Tanusree – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to predict the transfer of training (ToT) from management training. This study empirically examined the predictive power of ToT factors, namely, individual characteristics (self-efficacy), training intervention design (training approaches) and work climate (organizational support) among the study respondents.…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Training Methods, Off the Job Training, Management Development
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Leeds, J. Peter; Roach, Krystal N.; Burtnick, Scott K.; Moody, Holly M. – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a taxonomy useful for classifying the training activity preference patterns adopted by executives and for describing how these patterns relate to important workplace measures. Although many organizations hold that well-trained and developed leaders are important for organizational…
Descriptors: Management Development, Taxonomy, Program Evaluation, Employee Attitudes
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Greenan, Peter – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: In light of contemporary shifts away from annual appraisals, this study aims to explore the implications of using a personal development plan (PDP) as a means of focussing on continuous feedback and development to improve individual performance and ultimately organisational performance. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Feedback (Response), Performance, Employees
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Hasson, Henna; von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica; Holmstrom, Stefan; Karanika-Murray, Maria; Tafvelin, Susanne – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate whether training of managers at workplaces can improve organizational learning. Managers play a crucial role in providing opportunities to employees for learning. Although scholars have called for intervention research on the effects of leadership development on organizational learning, no such research is…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Questionnaires, Transformational Leadership, Leadership Training