Creating a Learning Culture: Strategy, Technology, and Practice

Marcia L. Conner; James G. Clawson

ISBN 10: 0521537177 / ISBN 13: 9780521537179

Published by Cambridge University Press, Australia, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating a Learning Culture: Strategy, Technology, and Practice
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Australia
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521537177
• ISBN 13: 9780521537179
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Business, Marketing, Management & Real Estate

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Synopsis

Chapters on strategy, practice, and technology demonstrate how to achieve immediate lasting results by encouraging curiosity and learning at all levels of the organization. Profiles of organizations (including General Motors, Home Depot, and WD-40 Company) using learning-focused approaches, accompany leading-edge research into how and why people best work together when learning as they work. This book is intended for business leaders and educators seeking innovative approaches to cultural transformation, with learning at the center of their corporate strategy.

About the Authors

James G. Clawson is Professor at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. He is the author of Self-Assessment and Career Development, An MBA's guide to Self-Assessment and Career Development, and Level Three Leadership: Getting Below the Surface.

Marcia Conner is managing director of Ageless Learner, a think-tank and advisory services practice and a fellow of the Batten Institute, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. She is the author of Learn More Now: 10 Simple Steps to Learning Better, Smarker, and Faster (2004).