Contends that high performance in terms of managerial learning, attainment and return on investment in learning can be readily achieved using the process of action learning. Profiles the contemporary origins of action learning and its application to business challenges and argues that it is the most appropriate learning approach for corporate business school/university structures. Suggests that to add value to the enterprise itself and to recognize the individual, companies should invest in their own accredited learning rather than sending high potential people away from the organization to study. Provides a case study illustration of how one UK hospitality firm secured a significant return on investment in learning during the early pilot work for IMCA Socrates – a corporate business school solution that offers an embedded system for accrediting learning at work.
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Richard Teare;
Richard Teare
Principal and Professor, University of Action Learning at Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Hadyn Ingram;
Hadyn Ingram
Associate Dean, Faculty of Corporate Studies and Professor, University of Action Learning at Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Gordon Prestoungrange;
Gordon Prestoungrange
Chancellor and Professor, University of Action Learning at Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Eric Sandelands
Eric Sandelands
Dean of the Americas and Professor, University of Action Learning at Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1757-1049
Print ISSN: 0959-6119
© MCB UP Limited
2002
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (2002) 14 (7): 375–381.
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Teare R, Ingram H, Prestoungrange G, Sandelands E (2002), "High performance learning at work". International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 14 No. 7 pp. 375–381, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110210440684
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