Organizational learning through informal ties

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Social Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Informal learning ties posses scope to play a substantial role in the development of professionals. Creating such ties with different key internal and external stakeholders provides a valuable source of learning opportunities. Different social mechanisms can influence network creation and enhance the quality of learning that emerges as a result. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Increasing learning effectiveness in an SME context

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-37
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Finding an approach to learning that meets their requirements remains a challenge for SMEs. An appropriate blend of formal and informal learning aspects offers some encouragement and problem-based learning has the potential to tick the right boxes in this respect. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

A strategic success model for collaborative innovation projects: harnessing the higher-level learning opportunities hidden within project team tension

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Martin Andrew Green
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Success Model ◽  
Collaborative Innovation ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Strategic Success ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper demonstrates that learning through tensions is a catalyst for learning and proposes framework tools for managing cross-organizational projects to an efficient and more culturally aligned conclusion. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Expertise – from the mouths of babes

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Employees mostly learn informally by talking or collaborating with others, searching information online and feedback giving and seeking from colleagues and supervisors and reading. Next, it was found that organizational drivers, task and job drivers, personal drivers and formal learning influenced employees’ informal learning. Background characteristics, on the contrary, were not found to influence informal learning. Overall, within these categories, the following drivers had the greatest influence on informal learning: commitment to learning and development, feedback as well as interactions with and support from colleagues and supervisors. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Taking on the challenge

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-29
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Goal Orientation ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The study finds that people who score highly in three key personality traits – learning goal orientation, curiosity and need for cognition are more likely to choose a more challenging task over an easy task, despite a lack of monetary incentivization. This suggests that these three characteristics predict learning readiness in workers, who need to be willing as well as able to take on informal learning opportunities in order to further develop their skills and capabilities in the workplace. Originality The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Social interactions and workplace learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-33
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Heterogeneous Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Businesses that place strong emphasis on workplace learning become better positioned to succeed. Social interactions play a critical role in enabling the informal learning identified as an important aspect of learning overall. Leaders should therefore design tasks to enable such interaction which can become more significant still within culturally heterogeneous firms. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Professional development: investigating the relationships between employee motives, learning opportunities, and activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Kelly Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Employees are increasingly becoming facilitators of their own professional career path and development. A highly motivated employee wanting to learn and train for their own personal development will be more aware of potential learning opportunities available to them, and will be more inclined to engage in them. For improved productivity and success, organizations need both engaged and committed employees and to offer a range of learning opportunities. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Older workers’ knack for new tricks

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Workplace Challenges ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Later-career managers (i.e. older managers) were learning extensively, albeit incidentally, from workplace challenges, specifically those associated with their responsibilities, and from interacting with their managers, teams and external stakeholders. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Improving the socialization of new employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Formal Support ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The lack or the inferior quality of formal support programs hampers the socialization of new employees into an organization. This raises the importance of indirect support from company insiders who possess relevant interpersonal skills. Such assistance can help the newcomer perceive an adequate level of psychological safety and thus better equipped to integrate and engage in learning behaviors. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Learning and development for critical care nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Ongoing Development ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings A focus on workplace learning is essential for professions, like nursing. However, differences in the respective learning opportunities available to permanent and temporary staff presents considerable challenges with regards to the ongoing development that is so critical for employees in a healthcare context. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Putting quality at the heart of strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-20
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
End Products ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose of this paper Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings A key strategic question for modern organizations centers around the notion of quality. For many years, quality in business usually meant high end products that had a certain look and feel to them where the amount of time, effort and skill needed to make the products was clearly evident, and was as a result reflected in the price. Think Rolls Royce cars, bespoke dining furniture or Swiss watches. Then, toward the end of the 20th Century, quality began to mean something else in business. It was a quality of systems inside a firm, so that they were able to compete with others not necessarily on quality of product, but on quality of process. By reducing errors and maximizing efficiency, firms could lead the market through their processes while ensuring customers were happy. Practical implications Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. What is original/value of paper? The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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