Screen LibraryLearning and performance matter /
This intriguing book is a collection of essays from leading consultants, practitioners and scholars offering practical approaches, fresh insights and strategies to proposed solutions for sustained organisational growth and competitive advantage. The book explains the nature of the learning and perfo...
Saved in:
| Corporate Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Group Author: | ; |
| Published: |
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
|
| Publisher Address: | Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/6613#t=toc |
| Summary: |
This intriguing book is a collection of essays from leading consultants, practitioners and scholars offering practical approaches, fresh insights and strategies to proposed solutions for sustained organisational growth and competitive advantage. The book explains the nature of the learning and performance "dance" and its importance to organisations today, and is an indispensable resource for managing the dilemmas and tensions faced by individuals and organisations. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x,253pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812771933 (electronic bk.) |
| CLC: | C975 |
| Contents: | Introduction. 1. Learning and performance: rethinking the dance / Phil Ramsey -- Learning's place in organisations. 2. A short history of learning / John Seely Brown and Estee Solomon Gray. 3. When learning and performance are at odds: confronting the tension / Sara J. Singer and Amy C. Edmondson. 4. The work of knowledge management made real / Margaret Wheatley and Myron Rogers -- The organisational challenge. 5. What can leaders do? / Marilyn J. Darling and David C. Flanigan. 6. Doggie treats and the core group / Art Kleiner. 7. Essence of strategy: controversial choices / Aneel Karnani -- Applications. 8. Creating consulting partnerships that foster a depth of learning / Peter Blyde. 9. Exploring performance versus learning in teams: a situation approach / D. Christopher Kayes. 10. Evaluation by means / Phil Ramsey, Beth Tootell and Robyn Mason. 11. Learning to be an expert: The place of vocational education / Peter Jarvis -- Performance - learning dysfunctions. 12. Workplace bullying: theft of the capacity for learning / Andrea Needham. 13. Perfectionism and learning / Deb Ramsey and Phil Ramsey -- Looking to the future. 14. Singapore: moving ahead of change / Prem Kumar. |