For a Special Issue ofAction Learning: Research and Practice

Abstract In this article, we provide an introduction to this special issue of Multimodal Communication entitled “Multimodal approaches in ESP: Innovative research and practice”. The Special Issue showcases innovative research presented at the 2019 International Conference on Knowledge Dissemination and Multimodal Literacy: Research Perspectives on ESP in a Digital Age. After briefly discussing the multimodal approach in language teaching and specifically in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and its key role in developing multimodal competence, each of the five featured contributions is previewed. The contributions offer theoretically grounded and research-informed applications of the multimodal approach in the ESP classroom.

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Organisational and professional challenges amid the evolution of sustainability reporting: a theoretical framework and an agenda for future research

Meditari Accountancy Research ◽

10.1108/medar-02-2021-1199 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Alessandro Lai ◽

Riccardo Stacchezzini

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Sustainability Reporting ◽

Future Research ◽

Special Issue ◽

Content Type ◽

Professional Capital ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Corporate Reporting ◽

Professional Challenges ◽

Reporting Practice

Purpose This paper aims to trace subsequent steps of the sustainability reporting evolution in terms of changes in the organisation fields and professional jurisdictions involved. As such, it highlights the (interrelated) organisational and professional challenges associated with the progressive incorporation of “sustainability” within corporate reporting. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on Suddaby and Viale’s (2011) theorisation of how professionals reshape organisational fields to highlight how organisational spaces, actors, rules and professional capital evolve alongside the incorporation of sustainability within corporate reporting. Findings The paper shows organisational spaces, actors, rules and professional capital mobilised during the recent evolution of sustainability reporting, starting from a period in which there was no space for sustainability, to more recent periods in which sustainability gained increasing momentum beyond initial niches, and culminating in more integrated forms of sustainability reporting. Research limitations/implications Although the analysis is limited to empirical evidence collected by prior research and practice on sustainability reporting, the paper offers a view to imagine how the incorporation of sustainability within corporate reporting relies on and affects organisational fields and professional jurisdictions. Originality/value The paper offers a lens to interpret corporate and professional challenges associated with the more recent evolutions of sustainability reporting practice and standard setting. It also allows framing the papers accepted in the special issue on “new challenges in sustainability reporting” and concludes by suggesting an agenda for future research.

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Entrepreneurial learning dynamics in knowledge-intensive enterprises

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research ◽

10.1108/ijebr-01-2017-0020 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 366-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Giustina Secundo ◽

Giovanni Schiuma ◽

Giuseppina Passiante

Keyword(s):

Research Area ◽

Learning Processes ◽

Special Issue ◽

Dynamic Learning ◽

Learning Dynamics ◽

Entrepreneurial Learning ◽

Content Type ◽

Strategic Renewal ◽

Learning Research ◽

Knowledge Intensive

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the articles presented in the special issue “Entrepreneurial learning dynamics in knowledge-intensive enterprises.” The special issue is inspired by recent research on entrepreneurial learning dynamics in knowledge-intensive enterprises literature. The aim is to extend and consolidate this emerging research area exploring entrepreneurship as a never-ending dynamic learning process, as well as, to cross-fertilize entrepreneurship and organizational learning studies. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a literature and published document review, experiential reflections and argument. Findings The paper reveals an integrative framework to highlight the breath of entrepreneurial learning research according to different level of analysis: the context where learning happen, the different typologies of entrepreneurial learning processes, the ontological levels at which learning can occur and the different typologies of entrepreneurial learners. Continuous learning processes allow entrepreneurs to develop and grow, as well as, enable knowledge-intensive enterprises to engage in strategic renewal processes. Research limitations/implications Although, entrepreneurial learning research so far has focused on applying existing theories in the entrepreneurial context, more research is needed to broaden the perspective and understanding how entrepreneurial learning can help to face key entrepreneurship’s challenges in different context. Originality/value The paper presents an holistic approach of current entrepreneurial learning research and encourages researchers to explore how different learning types come into play in different entrepreneurial contexts (start-up initiatives, strategic renewal in incumbent enterprises, ventures development and growth).

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