Download or read book Facing Up to the Learning Organization Challenge written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Work Critical Reflection and the Learning Organization written by Mark Baldwin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical characteristic of human service organizations is their capacity to learn from experience and to adapt continuously to changing external conditions such as downward pressure on resources, constant reconfiguration of the welfare state and rapidly changing patterns of social need. This invaluable, groundbreaking volume discusses in detail the concept of the learning organization, in particular its relevance to social work and social services. Contributors join together from across Europe, North America and Australia to explore the development of the learning organization within social work contexts and its use as a strategic tool for meeting problems of continuous learning, supervision and change. The volume addresses a range of important topics, from strategies for embedding learning and critical reflection in the social work learning organization, to the implications of the learning organization for the new community-based health and social care agenda.
Download or read book Facing Up to the Learning Organization Challenge Key issues from a European perspective written by Barry Nyhan and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume of a two-volume publication provides an analytical overview of main questions emerging from recent European research and development projects related to the learning organization. Chapter 1 provides context for the European learning organization challenge and presents four main messages arising from the learning organization project. Chapter 2 proposes the European social model as providing a societal value framework that can give meaning to the learning organization concept from a European perspective. Chapters 3-4 identify main points emerging from the individual papers that formed the impetus for the learning organization project and attempt to discuss the issues raised against the background of an organizational learning interpretative framework. Chapter 3 argues that building learning organizations is not so much a process of applying a theory to practice, but rather a constructivist process of building a practice based on shared meaning arrived at through a collective deliberation and sense-making process. Chapter 4 stresses the need to focus on the organization in all its complexity as a holistic and organic working and learning system. Chapter 5 argues organizations can only be sustained in a form of cooperative-competition with other organizations and institutions representing different interest groups in society. Appendixes include 155 references and Volume II chapter summaries. (YLB).
Download or read book The European Challenge written by Room, Graham and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2005-09-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic and social change is accelerating under the twin impact of globalisation and the new information technologies. But how are these processes interrelated? Are they impelling us towards a common socio-economic future? What can governments do if they want to manage and steer the direction of development? This book addresses these questions with particular reference to the European Union, which has made the development of a socially cohesive, knowledge-based economy its central task for the present decade. It assesses both the challenges and the policy instruments that are being deployed, focussing in particular on the dynamics of the 'new economy'; the new organisational architectures associated with rapid innovation; the transformation of education and training; the implications for social cohesion and exclusion and the role of policy benchmarking in promoting policy learning and enhancing national performance. The European Challenge presents the most up-to-date research on the development of the knowledge-based economy and its social and policy implications. Its accessible and integrated treatment of the processes of economic, social and technological change make it an invaluable resource for those studying and researching in the fields of public and social policy, organisational and technological change and innovation. It is also highly relevant to policy-makers who need to understand and manage this change.
Download or read book Productive Reflection at Work written by David Boud and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an accessible entry point into the theory and practice of work reflection for students and practitioners. Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, it covers management, education, organizational psychology and sociology, drawing on examples from Europe, the Middle East, North America and Australia. It traces reflection at work from an emphasis on training, through a focus on how organizations learn, to a concern with the necessary learning groups to operate effectively. It emphasizes productivity combined with satisfying lived experience of work life and points the way to a new collective focus on learning at work.
Download or read book Social Media Work and Organisations written by Claire Taylor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-28 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social media use is a confounding aspect of organisations, aiding interconnection, communication, and productivity. Its use has undoubtedly impacted on human resource management and the establishment of harmonious contemporary employment relationships. Its use challenges the traditional boundaries which existed between work and privacy and, in doing so, seemingly increases organisational power and management control. This book discusses the impact social media has on work; how it is used to stage the organisation, self-identity, power, and control using four conceptual themes: adoption, shaping, and staging of social media in organisations; digitised regimes of power, control, and surveillance; evolving identity, employee voice, and dramaturgical performance online; and employee forms of resistance, sousveillance, and social media misbehaviours. These themes are brought to life through the lived experiences and narratives of workers who hold roles in human resources, management, and frontline operations. This approach highlights a unique multi-perspective on social media use by giving voice to these workers. The book uses these individual narratives to reposition the ways employees utilise social media for sousveillance, dissent, and resistance purposes. In doing so, the book encourages wider debate, critical reflection, and self-reflexivity on rarely discussed management approaches or (mis)behaviours associated with social media use and their profound implications for power dynamics in organisations.
Download or read book 7th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations Service and Cloud Computing written by Lorna Uden and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations (KMO) brings together researchers and developers from industry and the academic world to report on the latest scientific and technical advances on knowledge management in organisations. KMO 2012 provides an international forum for authors to present and discuss research focused on the role of knowledge management for innovative services in industries, to shed light on recent advances in cloud computing for KM as well as to identify future directions for researching the role of knowledge management in service innovation and how cloud computing can be used to address many of the issues currently facing KM in academia and industrial sectors. The conference took place at Salamanca in Spain on the 11th-13th July in 2012.
Download or read book Professional Leadership for Social Work Practitioners and Educators written by Anna Fairtlough and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional leadership is increasingly recognised as being vital to enhancing social work’s reputation and effectiveness. Although professional leadership is one of the nine domains of the professional capability framework in England, sometimes leadership is assumed to be the prerogative of managers rather than the responsibility of all professional social workers. The participation of social workers and social work educators in shaping professional cultures within organisations through practice innovation, practitioner research and workforce development is thus crucial. Drawing on theories that challenge hierarchical concepts of leadership, this book will enable experienced social work practitioners and educators to develop their professional leadership to more expert levels. Throughout the book there are case examples illustrating examples of advanced professional leadership in action, research highlights and exercises utilising self-reflection, action planning, creative writing and imagery to provide practical support to the reader.
Download or read book Social Work Critical Reflection and the Learning Organization written by Nick Gould and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable, groundbreaking volume discusses in detail the concept of the learning organization, in particular its relevance to social work and social services. Contributors join together from across Europe, North America and Australia to explore the development of the learning organization within social contexts and its use as a strategic tool for meeting problems of continuous learning and change.
Download or read book New Frontiers in HRD written by Monica Lee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-24 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions from a number of leading international scholars explore the boundaries of the field of Human Resource Development and present an innovative and challenging approach to HRD theory and practice.
Download or read book Innovative Apprenticeships written by Felix Rauner and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2010 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition from school to vocational education is of different quality and performance in the diverse national VET systems and heavily determined by the different structures of governance in the national education and VET systems. In September 2009, the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP) hosted its third international conference in Turin bringing together leading researchers in the area of international TVET research. This book summarises all topics discussed within the frame of the Turin conference and overviews current research and analysis in the following fields: Managing successful transitions from school to work * Building vocational identity * Competence evaluation and development in VET * Levels of governance and the role of stakeholders in apprenticeships
Download or read book Rediscovering Apprenticeship written by Felix Rauner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rediscovery of the value of apprenticeships has been one of the most significant trends in vocational education in recent years, and has prompted an array of research and development projects in countries around the world. In this volume, the renewed interest in the apprenticeship tradition and the various steps towards the implementation of innovative apprenticeship programmes are analysed and discussed from different perspectives. Beginning with a number of chapters that describe recent developments in apprenticeship training in different national contexts, the book moves on to analyze the way in which both the quality and profitability of apprenticeship act in concert as the most influential drivers of innovation in this field. In sum, this book makes an important contribution to the international literature on apprenticeship. It draws together some of the leading researchers in the area, and with its overview of a number of national Vocational Education and Training (VET) projects, provides a body of knowledge on current practices and issues that has previously been lacking in this complex interdisciplinary field. The lessons learned from countries’ experiences, as presented in this book, provide a valuable platform for policy-makers and scholars alike.
Download or read book Challenges Performances and Tendencies in Organisation Management written by Ovidiu Nicolescu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International management and cultural diversity -- Sustainable development and business sustainability -- University governance and management -- Knowledge-based organization, intellectual capital, information and management documents -- Entrepreneurship, social enterprise and smes -- Leadership and human resources management -- Management of change, innovation and quality.
Download or read book Key Publications of the European Union written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 18th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance written by Martin Rich and published by Academic Conferences and publishing limited. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 19th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance (ECMLG 2023) hosted by ACI and Bayes Business School, City, University of London, UK on 23 - 24 November 2023. The Conference Chair is Dr Martin Rich from Bayes Business School, City, University of London, UK. ECMLG is now a well-established event on the academic research calendar and now in its 19th year. The key aim remains the opportunity for participants to share ideas and meet the people who hold them. The scope of papers will ensure an interesting two days. The subjects covered illustrate the wide range of topics that fall into this important and ever-growing area of research. The opening keynote presentation is given by Dr Jeffrey Ridley, PhD, FCG, FIIA, CIA, on the topic of A lifetime of Management and Governance Learning: A wish for you all. The second day of the conference Keynote presentation is given by Professor Pumela Msweli, University of South Africa, on the topic of The Leadership Dance on a geopolitically entangled dance floor: Towards Unitive Consciousness. With an initial submission of 164 abstracts, after the double blind, peer review process there are 54 Academic Research papers, 11 PhD Research papers, 2 Masters Research papers and 2 work-in-progress papers published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent research from China, Czech Republic, Czechia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Kenya, Macau, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, the UK and the USA.
Download or read book Emerging Challenges Solutions and Best Practices for Digital Enterprise Transformation written by Sandhu, Kamaljeet and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As organizations continue to move towards digital enterprise, the need for digital transformation continues to grow especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These impacts will last far into the future, as newer digital technologies continue to be accepted, used, and developed. These digital tools will forever change the face of business and management. However, on the road to digital enterprise transformation there are many successes, difficulties, challenges, and failures. Finding solutions for these issues through strategic thinking and identification of the core issues facing the enterprise is of primary concern. This means modernizing management and strategies around the digital workforce and understanding digital business at various levels. These key areas of digitalization and global challenges, such as those during or derived from the pandemic, are new and unique; They require new knowledge gained from a deep understanding of complex issues that have been examined and the solutions being discovered. Emerging Challenges, Solutions, and Best Practices for Digital Enterprise Transformation explores the key challenges being faced as businesses undergo digital transformation. It provides both solutions and best practices for not only handling and solving these key issues, but for becoming successful in digital enterprise. This includes topics such as security and privacy in technologies, data management, information and communication technologies, and digital marketing, branding, and commerce. This book is ideal for managers, business professionals, government, researchers, students, practitioners, stakeholders, academicians, and anyone else looking to learn about new developments in digital enterprise transformation of business systems from a global perspective.
Download or read book ECIC2011 Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on on Intellectual Capital written by Geoff Turner and published by Academic Conferences Limited. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings represent the work of presenters at the 3rd European Conference on Intellectual Capital (ECIC 2011). The Conference is hosted this year by the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. The Conference Chair is Geoff Turner from the University of Nicosia and the Programme Chair is Clemente Minonne from the School of Management and Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland. The opening keynote address is given by John Girard from Minot State University in the USA. John will address the question Social Knowledge: Are we ready for the future? The second day of the conference will be opened by Ludo Pyis from AREOPA in Belgium who will consider Intellectual Capital Accounting: how to measure the unmeasurable. We also look forward to a Knowledge Cafe on the topic of What intellectual capital ideas and developments do you expect to live and see? facilitated by Helen Paige from The Paige Group, South Australia.
