Managers Learning In Action

Managers Learning in Action Managers Learning in Action takes a wholly original approach to organizational learning. Rather than offering either a purely practical or theoretical context, this text is written by a team of managers and academics, combining theory and practice to create a holistic, and above all realistic, exploration of learning at work. The managers writing in this text offer real-life examples of management challenges they have met. Whether it is rescuing an ailing organization or managing interorganizational relations, managing change or managing human resources, many of today’s crucial management challenges are addressed. This book covers a range of sectors; the organizations studied here include those in ● ● ● ● ● ● high-tech manufacturing engineering telecommunications health care transport government. Contributors are drawn from three well-established academic programmes: the Irish Management Institute/University of Dublin Master’s in Management Practice; the US Benedictine University PhD in Organization Development; and the Henley Management College DBA. The volume is edited by the academic directors of these programmes. By offering these managers’ own reflections on their experiences in the context of relevant management theory, this text provides an important and innovative contribution both for those studying organizations and for those managers who are currently learning and developing at work. David Coghlan teaches organization development and action research at the University of Dublin, Trinity College. Tony Dromgoole is director of public and degree programmes at the Irish Management Institute and is director of the joint Irish Management Institute/University of Dublin Master’s in Management Practice. Pat Joynt is professor of management development at Henley Management College and professor of international management at the Bodo Graduate School of Business in northern Norway. Peter Sorensen is director of the PhD programme in organization development at Benedictine University, Lisle, IL, USA. Managers Learning in Action Management learning, research and education Edited by David Coghlan, Tony Dromgoole, Pat Joynt and Peter Sorensen First published 2004 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004. © 2004 David Coghlan, Tony Dromgoole, Pat Joynt and Peter Sorensen