Creating a Learning Culture: Strategy, Technology, and Practice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521537177 ISBN 13: 9780521537179

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

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 this title

Book Description:

Creating a Learning Culture is for business leaders and educators seeking innovative approaches to cultural transformation, putting learning at the center of their corporate strategy. Chapters on strategy, practice, and technology, demonstrate how to achieve swift returns and lasting results by encouraging curiosity and learning at all levels of the organization day-to-day. Clear and distinct profiles of organizations (including General Motors, Home Depot, and WD-40 Company) which today use learning-focused approaches, accompany leading-edge research into how and why people work together best when they are learning all the time.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521537177
• ISBN 13: 9780521537179
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: James G. Clawson, Marcia Conner