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Assessing the learning organization: part 1 ‐ theoretical foundations

Smith, Peter A.C.; Tosey, Paul - In: The Learning Organization 6 (1999) 2, pp. 70-75

Asserts and explores the claim that further headway in substantive wide‐scale learning organization development is seriously jeopardised unless individual organizations objectively measure their progress. In part 1, a new evaluative standpoint grounded in “new science” is suggested, and...

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Assessing the learning organization: part 2 – exploring practical assessment approaches

Tosey, Paul; Smith, Peter A.C. - In: The Learning Organization 6 (1999) 3, pp. 107-116

Asserts and explores the claim that further headway in substantive wide‐scale learning organization development is seriously jeopardised unless individual organizations objectively measure their progress. In part 1 a new evaluative standpoint grounded in “New Science” is suggested, and...

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Transformative evaluation: organisational learning through participative practice

Cooper, Sue - In: The Learning Organization 21 (2014) 2, pp. 146-157

Purpose – This research paper presents an innovative evaluation methodology which was developed as part of a doctoral … methodology synthesises aspects of appreciative inquiry, participatory evaluation and transformative learning and engages the …-structured interviews prior and post implementation of the transformative evaluation methodology. Findings – Drawing on thematic analysis of …

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Using developmental evaluation methods with communities of practice

van Winkelen, Christine - In: The Learning Organization 23 (2016) 2/3, pp. 141-155

Purpose This paper aims to explore the use of developmental evaluation methods with community of practice programmes … use of a number of developmental evaluation methods was explored in three organizations over a nine-month period using an … The developmental evaluation activities achieved the objectives of the knowledge managers concerned: they developed a …

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IS team projects: IS professionals rate six criteria for assessing effectiveness

Jiang, James J.; Motwani, Jaideep; Margulis, Stephen T. - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 3 (1997) 4, pp. 236-243

In order to capitalize on the various technical and behavioural skills needed for a project, system development activities frequently are performed by teams. By surveying 239 information systems (IS) professionals, reports how IS managers, project leaders, and system analysts evaluate the...

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Empowerment and team development

Hut, Jacqueline; Molleman, Eric - In: Team Performance Management: An International Journal 4 (1998) 2, pp. 53-66

Based on the four principles of self‐organization formulated by Morgan (1986), a four‐stage implementation model for empowering teams was developed. From the first to the last stage, the attention shifts from routine tasks to non‐routine tasks, from the individual to the group, and from...

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Performance journey mapping: a service performance assessment framework

Höber, Angelika; Pergler, Elisabeth; Weitlaner, Doris; … - In: The TQM Journal 27 (2015) 2, pp. 231-246

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the evaluation results of a novel performance measurement framework … into both the evaluation and its results. Design/methodology/approach – The framework and its tools have been evaluated in … applied engaging participant observation, questionnaires, and formative evaluation. In the course of the evaluation the …

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Focusing on key elements of TQM – evaluation for sustainability

Curry, Adrienne; Kadasah, Nasser - In: The TQM Magazine 14 (2002) 4, pp. 207-216

define what are the key priority elements of TQM on which companies need to focus and to present an evaluation tool based on …

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Management challenges in delivering an international sport and development program

MacIntosh, Eric; Couture, A. Lauren; Spence, Kirsty - In: Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 5 (2015) 3, pp. 276-296

outcomes. Several strengths and limitations in the program design, monitoring and evaluation strategy, and program …

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Evaluating coaching’s effect: competencies, career mobility and retention

Reyes Liske, Jessica M.; Holladay, Courtney L. - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 37 (2016) 7, pp. 936-948

Purpose Leadership coaching has become an increasingly common method to maximize competency development and behaviors for organizational leaders as well as to improve retention and career mobility. Few empirical studies have tested its capacity to generate such outcomes. The purpose of this...

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