Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 29 Issue 5

Aligning the talent development and succession planning processes: don’t allow critical leadership talent to fall by the wayside

Steve Newhall

Organizations need to take a holistic view of their talent management programs, and it’s no longer sufficient to simply look at the top layers of leadership (succession planning)…

Support your local communities of practice: Learning and continuous change

Diane Bandow, Joseph T Gerweck

This paper provides considerations for organizations interested in supporting knowledge sharing among employees based on experiences and recent research. Experiences emphasize the…

Knowledge, learning and development for success in the new business environment: an art and science approach

Harold M. Schroeder

In today’s world, organizational knowledge management has become much more important than ever before. Technological developments have made it relatively easy to collect and use…

Organizational learning management systems: time to move learning to the cloud!

Prerna Lal

– This paper aims to understand the need for organizations to make a shift from traditional to cloud-based organizational learning management systems (LMSs).

Enhancing the value of training: creating closer time linkages between training acquisition, application and compensation

Jim Simpson, Mike Schraeder, Martha Borowski

This article reinforces the importance of a strategic approach to training as a method of increasing the potential value of training. The strategic approach presented in the…

Succeeding with organizational change: A step-by-step approach

– This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Professionalizing public service delivery: Why professionals, amateurs and volunteers work better together

– To consider the concepts of amateurism and professionalism, distinguishing these from professional or amateur status.

Improving team performance: Does Belbin role diversity really matter?

– To investigate whether implementing Belbin’s ideas on team balance and role diversity result in enhanced team performance.

Making people want to come to work: How transformational leadership and meaningful work improve motivation, work engagement – and productivity

– To examine connections between transformational leadership, motivation and work engagement.

Editorial

Anne Gimson