... the value of leaders understanding and working with (not constraining) their organisations as complex social systems. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Sustainable development Complexity theory Learning organizations Hospitals National Health Service United Kingdom...

... Working practices Higher education United Kingdom The concept of a community of practice (CoP) is now common parlance in many organisations, both public and private sector, throughout the world. Indeed, while a CoP can have different meanings, interpretations and implications dependent...

... resource development Local authorities United Kingdom The history of change in local government reflects external pressures and changing priorities driven by central government to meet the challenges of the future. Many of these changes have resulted from investigations into the practice...

... education Accreditation United Kingdom This paper attempts to explore some of the issues behind the analysis by Brennan and Little (1996) of the benefits and deficits of work based learning in the UK context. They seemingly saw no issue with the ownership of the knowledge that is work based nor...

... this might mean, and “look like”, in practice if the attempt to move towards learning organisation status is taken seriously. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Learning organizations Management education United Kingdom Universities The aim of this paper is to open a discussion about the relevance...

...); participative (i.e. decisions made collectively); and use of formalised plans (a measure of the extent of “laissez‐faire”). © MCB UP Limited 1998 Entrepreneurs Flexibility Learning organizations Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Training needs United Kingdom The research...

... of their value. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Construction industry Organizational learning Partnering United Kingdom The nature of organisational learning in a particular industry will depend to a large extent on factors such as firm size, a firm’s underlying “cultural” assumptions and values...

... University Press Publishing industry United Kingdom Closer to our publishing homeland we can reflect on the revolution that has overtaken the theatre, music hall and cinema, and on their new relationship to today′s television channels and video player‐driven selectivity. Beyond what we have just lived...

... organizations. Administration BT (British Telecom) Learning organizations National & Provincial Building Society Network organizations Strategic management United Kingdom This article focuses on a topic of growing interest for leaders of modern organizations – the networked, learning...

... MCB UP Limited 1994 Human resource management Learning Learning organizations Manufacturing strategy Organizational change Training Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd United Kingdom Organizational learning can be viewed from many perspectives. When researchers study the process...

...Alan Mumford Investigates what lies behind the cliche that “managers learn from experience”. Reviews a project undertaken with 21 directors in 15 organizations in the United Kingdom, who were interviewed over a period of three months about their experiences at work and what they had learned from...