... to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Knowledge-intensive businesses Knowledge workers Learning environment Participation Uncertainty We approached the company in the case...

...Marta Valverde-Moreno; Mercedes Torres-Jimenez; Ana M. Lucia-Casademunt Purpose There is a growing consensus among human resources researchers and professionals that a participative environment can enhance job satisfaction, commitment, employee motivation and productivity. Moreover, globalization...

... Intellectual capital management Human resource management Organizational development Change Participation Intelligent organization Economy and thus markets are changing constantly; society and values more slowly, but they do. Socio‐economic factors and organisational changes have an impact on how...

...Karen Johnston; Kim Loader This study was designed to provide insights into how barriers to small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) participation can be addressed by training providers by examining evidence from a training programme offered over a period of 21 months. Previous research findings...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Adult education Participation New dawn in adult learning? Keywords: Adult education, Participation A comprehensive review of adult learning in England has been published by the independent Institute for Employment Studies (IES...

...Trevor Bentley When groups meet, people form assumptions about the roles of various participants within that group. Examines what these assumptions are using three different approaches: restructured non‐directed interaction;exploration of reasons for being there; self‐introduction of group...

...Nigel Habershon Describes Metaplan, a management and facilitation technique that originated in Germany, has now spread across Northern Europe, but is still largely unknown in the UK. The participative strategies of Metaplan make it an effective problem‐solving management tool. Highlights how...

... placement opportunities to trainees. Looks at the way British employers participate in ET and considers some ideas for improving the effectiveness of and pay‐off for carrying out training under the programme. Refers to a special survey of 301 London employers in the spring of 1992. This was carried out...