Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 21 Issue 1

Managers can't (and shouldn't) do all the coaching: taking a more realistic approach to coaching in organizations

The purpose of this paper is to make the case for a more sophisticated approach to coaching by managers in organizations and to show the need for a more strategic approach to the…

Using employee volunteering programs to develop leadership skills

The purpose of the paper is to examine the use of employee volunteering programs to develop leadership skills.

Dialogue at work? What it is and isn't

The purpose of this paper is to distinguish productive and unproductive understandings of the dialogue concept for employment in organizational practice.

Creating older entrepreneurs: a development dilemma

The aim of this paper is to examine retired workers and the development of entrepreneurs.

Affirming entrepreneurship: the best hope for organizations

The business world has long heralded the value of entrepreneurial talent. Not surprisingly, there has been tremendous growth in entrepreneurship over the past 25 years. Sustaining…

Women leaders: how to help them “hit the ground running”

The aim of the paper is to look the development of women leadership.

Moving towards a “learning‐based organisation”: How employees accept and react to the development of a learning culture

The purpose of the paper is to explore employee perceptions of the development of a learning culture in a medium‐sized manufacturing company aspiring to become a learning…

E‐learning comes of age?: In a maturing e‐learning market will the good drive out the mediocre?

The paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

How to learn what you already knew: Why the most effective training concentrates on the wisdom within

The purpose of this paper is to examine learning.

How employers can ease pain of job losses: Counseling and retraining ways to cushion the shock

The purpose of this paper is to examine how employers can ease the job loss situation for employees.

Degrees in e-learning

Diary

Would the real corporate university please stand up?

Down to the right connections (training)

Editorial

Maximise your peak performers (senior managers)

Suits ewe (learning)

The rise and rise of the corporate university

Age and learning during unemployment

Emerald at 40

What’s on the web

An interview with Richard Whittington

Transforming Training: A Guide to Creating a Flexible Learning Environment - The Rise of the Learning Architects

Blue sky thinking (training at First Choice Holidays)