Valuable Disconnects in Organisational Learning Systems - Integrating Bold Visions and Harsh Realities

Informationen zum Autor Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld is Senior Research Scientist and Executive Director of the Engineering Systems Learning Center, with appointments in MIT's Engineering Systems Division and the Sloan School of Management. He has written seven books, including Knowledge-Driven Work (OUP, 1998), and more than sixty articles, chapters, and technical reports. He has extensive experience leading large-scale systems change initiatives and has worked witha wide range of public and private sector employers and unions in the United States, Japan, South Africa, Australia, and other countries.J. Kevin Ford is Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University and a fellow in the American Psychological Association and the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He has published two books and more than fifty articles, chapters, and technical reports. He is an active consultant with private industry and the public sector on training, teamwork, and organizational development issues. Klappentext This book will offer a theoretical framework for rethinking workplace training practices. It showcases six different types of organizational learning systems using clear language written in an accessible foramt. Zusammenfassung This book will offer a theoretical framework for rethinking workplace training practices. It showcases six different types of organizational learning systems using clear language written in an accessible foramt.

Product details

• Authors: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel Ford Cutcher-Gershenfeld, J. K. Ford, J. Kevin Ford, Kevin Ford
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780195089066
• ISBN: 978-0-19-508906-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Industrial and Organizational Psychology Series; Industrial & Organizational Ps; Industrial & Organizational Ps
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, Management decision making, Ownership and organization of enterprises, Ownership & Organization Of Enterprises