Management of Situated E-Learning in Organizations

Complex products and services require both the sophisticated knowledge of individuals on the one hand and collective collaboration between various disciplines and teams on the other. Work-related individual and organizational learning processes in organizations appear to provide the foundations for such individual and organizational knowledge and capabilities. These interconnected learning processes would also seem to be situated in both a social and a physical environment. This paper proposes a methodology for managing situated individual and organizational learning. Empirical results from a questionnaire and two test bed organizations are presented and conclusions drawn from the assessment results on recommended measures for the use of e-learning.

[1]  D. Ashton The dynamics of workplace learning: the role of work organizations , 2002 .

[2]  P. Gardiner,et al.  Soaring to new heights with learning orientated companies , 1999 .

[3]  Scott I. Tannenbaum,et al.  Enhancing continuous learning: Diagnostic findings from multiple companies , 1997 .

[4]  Jan Streumer,et al.  Work-related learning , 2006 .

[5]  Karl-Erik Sveiby,et al.  Disabling the context for knowledge work: the role of managers' behaviours , 2007 .

[6]  Sharon J. Confessore,et al.  Self-Directed Learning and the Learning Organization: Examining the Connection between the Individual and the Learning Environment. , 1998 .

[7]  S. Billett Learning through work: workplace affordances and individual engagement , 2001 .

[8]  Paul Jansen,et al.  Dual Ladder “in Balance” , 1994 .

[9]  Sophia V. Marinova,et al.  What predicts skill transfer? An exploratory study of goal orientation, training self-efficacy and organizational supports , 2005 .

[10]  Rob F. Poell,et al.  Organising Learning in Work Contexts , 2004 .

[11]  Daniel H. Kim The Link between individual and organizational learning , 1997 .

[12]  Dan S. Chiaburu,et al.  Individual and contextual influences on multiple dimensions of training effectiveness , 2005 .

[13]  L. Zenk,et al.  Context assessment as a basis for appropriate support of individual and organizational learning , 2007 .

[14]  Darlene F. Russ-Eft A Typology of Training Design and Work Environment Factors Affecting Workplace Learning and Transfer , 2002 .

[15]  José Pérez Ríos,et al.  Intelligent Organizations Powerful Models for Systemic Management , 2008 .