Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 24 Issue 3

Early organizational involvement (EOI): creating successful transitions from higher education to the work place

This purpose of this paper is to present EOI as an mechanism for higher education to better prepare students for the ever changing workforce, a collaborative effort from higher…

Transformational learning: challenging assumptions in the workplace

The article aims to offer organizational leadership a framework to integrate opportunities for transformation learning into workplace experiences and maximize the personal growth…

Has anybody told the learners? A case study from the UK public sector

This paper aims to consider whether current discourse about the change from trainer‐centered to learner‐centered interventions is a reality for trainers within a large UK public…

Experiential learning – a way to develop agile minds in the knowledge economy?

Technology development over the past 20 years has radically increased the options we have in developing skills. Today's “new frontier” requires fresh approaches to developing…

When Web 2.0 becomes an organizational learning tool: evaluating Web 2.0 tools

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the link between Web 2.0 and organizational learning through a framework that assesses its adaptability as a learning tool.

Learning the WoW factor: How virtual learning environments can get real

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Increasing worker learning and empowerment by providing quiet time: Lessons to be learnt from a self‐directed professional activity

Reports on a self‐development program undertaken by library employees; examines the extent to which they were empowered by being given control over part of their working week.

The importance of mentoring for individuals and organizations: Mentoring: a mutually beneficial relationship between mentor and mentee that serves to create strong organizational ties while offering networking opportunities

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies

Changing faces of the public sector: Guiding principles reveal their worth

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

Diary

Agents or stewards? Linking managerial behavior and moral development

The GE paradox: competitive advantage through fungible non-firm-specific investment

Learning and living green (sustainability at the Living Learning Center)

Editorial

The dark places of wisdom: a review of The Age of Heretics

Closing the soft skills gap

How green is my supply chain

How professionals learn

Innovation goes downtown (urban science parks)

Partnerships for development: four models of business involvement

Interview with Alex Wilson – BT Group HR Director

International Perspectives on Competence Development: Developing Skills and Capabilities

How to spend wisely on coach training

Greening of business schools: a systemic view