Towards communication and learning based leadershipEmerald - - 2009
EveliinaSaari, HeliTalja
PurposeManagement systems designed for the purposes of the industrial era are not sufficient to rise to the challenge of knowledge‐creating organizations. This paper seeks to analyse how the motives and aims of top management and knowledge workers differ from each other. In order to avoid confrontation between managerialism...... hiện toàn bộ
Mobilizing change in a business school using appreciative inquiryEmerald - Tập 17 Số 2 - Trang 178-194 - 2010
GinaGrandy, JudithHolton
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how appreciative inquiry (AI) as a pedagogical tool can be generative in nature creating opportunities for development and change in a business school context.Design/methodology/approach... hiện toàn bộ
Confucius InstitutesEmerald - - 2009
HsiChang Li, SamMirmirani, Joseph A.Ilacqua
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to focus on Confucius Institutes and assess the applicability of theories of leadership and knowledge sharing to multinational organizations and worldwide networks. Growth of multinational trade and decrease in international tension have facilitated the globalization of both profit‐seekin...... hiện toàn bộ
From situated practice to informed theoryEmerald - Tập 15 Số 2 - Trang 126-148 - 2008
RandalFord
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine organizational practice to investigate what insights could be gained to support and extend existing theory.Design/methodology/approachAdopts a clinical approach, e.g. not a priori or ...... hiện toàn bộ
Workplace learning and its organizational benefits for small enterprisesEmerald - Tập 18 Số 5 - Trang 350-360 - 2011
AntoniosPanagiotakopoulos
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore small firm owners' perceptions of the impact of employee training on small firm competitiveness in the context of Greece.Design/methodology/approachThe research adopts a qualitative o...... hiện toàn bộ
Enhancing the Learning Capacity in a Japanese Organization in Hong Kong through Spiritual EducationEmerald - Tập 1 Số 3 - Trang 38-43 - 1994
May M.L.Wong
Presents an exploratory study of how a Japanese organization in Hong
Kong attempts to enhance employees′ learning capacity through spiritual
education. Illustrates the sort of spiritual education being conducted
in the training programme and the extent to which the Japanese
organization has achieved its target in enhancing employees′ learning
capacity. Sees the implications of spiritual ed...... hiện toàn bộ
Diversity and learning in groupsEmerald - - 2003
MichaelaDriver
This paper examines how groups respond to diversity. Specifically, a framework is developed that integrates prior research on diversity in groups within a learning perspective. The value of the framework is that it seeks to integrate various dimensions of group diversity with the intent of highlighting critical characteristics of groups that effectively manage diverse member contributions....... hiện toàn bộ
What’s in it for me?Emerald - Tập 4 Số 1 - Trang 3-9 - 1997
BobGarvey
Explores certain problems associated with formal mentoring within five organizations. Also offers solutions to some of these problems. However, a number of the solutions offered here may be difficult to implement as they represent for some a major shift in thinking.