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Sandals Corporate University: “the change‐included experience”

Phillip Brown (Sandals Resorts International, Montego Bay, Jamaica)
Samer Hassan (Sandals Resorts International, Montego Bay, Jamaica)
Richard Teare (Global University for Lifelong Learning (GULL), GULL Global Support, Banbury, UK)

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes

ISSN: 1755-4217

Article publication date: 1 February 2011

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to outline the role of Sandals Corporate University (SCU) and the contribution of action learning to human resource development.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper relates theme issue content to the mission and mandate for SCU as an own brand learning system.

Findings

The paper concludes that action learning is a key element of SCU's capability and effectiveness in supporting the ongoing development of Sandals Resorts International.

Practical implications

The paper illustrates the scope and potential for own brand learning that is accessible to all employees and provides development pathways with professional certification on a career‐long basis.

Originality/value

The paper reflects detailed piloting work and the emergence of an organizational learning system that fully integrates personal and professional development with the workplace.

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Citation

Brown, P., Hassan, S. and Teare, R. (2011), "Sandals Corporate University: “the change‐included experience”", Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/17554211111104970

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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