Introduction and Background The business drivers for change in the next decades will be more numerous than in the past. There will be challenges from global expansion, new technologies and new business models. What is clear is that the successful organisation of the 21st century will have to be an agile workforce with ability to embrace and thrive on change. Change management is therefore a critical focus area for Leaders and Managers of visionary organisations. Drivers for Change The drivers
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European Industrial Training 21/2 [1997] 39–50 © MCB University Press [ISSN 0309-0590] Training, development, education and learning: different or the same? Thomas N. Garavan Lecturer, Department of Personnel and Employment Relations, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Attempts to discuss the concepts of training, development, education and learning with regard to employees in terms of their substantive differences. Discusses how these concepts have evolved historically within
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ork2012 - 2013 Catalog A Message from the President “Sullivan University is truly a unique and student success focused institution.” I have shared that statement with numerous groups and it simply summarizes my basic philosophy of what Sullivan is all about. When I say that Sullivan is “student success focused,” I feel as President that I owe a definition of this statement to all who are considering Sullivan University. First, Sullivan is unique among institutions of higher education with
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Workplace Learning and Learning Theory Within the field of the education system and education research that traditionally has dealt with vocational training and labour market education, radical changes and development have taken place in recent years, and they have also found linguistic expression. On the one hand the focus has shifted from education and teaching to learning and/or competence development. On the other hand the interest in vocational training has moved in the direction of workplace
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though the prospect of becoming a partner and then a director are quite limited, and the work itself is extremely taxing. Many firms, however, cannot rely exclusively on the limited supply of skills within the firm to create opportunities for learning and growth. Therefore, these firms must build these opportunities into its system and culture. What are some methods for doing this? Stretch Assignments Research suggests that people develop their skills most when they are stretched. An assignment
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language development, and memory” (Blumberg, 2004), however historically cognitive development in children has been studied in a variety of ways, and has been explained in several different manners. While most psychologists believe there is a developmental cognitive stage the each explains the stage differently in order to defend their findings and information. Recently I read four different articles relate to cognitive development, and realized that although all psychologists believe this stage
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Genetics and Neurotransmitters in Autism Abstract Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate and perceive the environment in a realistic manner. Brain development is affected in the areas of communication, cognition, and social interaction. There is a great variability in the disorder from person to person. There has been evidence to show that 60-90% of autism can be considered hereditary. Many researchers
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The Education of Hunter-Gatherers Articles advocating a return to hunter-gatherer child-rearing methods have recently appeared in mass media. Sensational articles entitled, “Parent Like a Cave Man” (Raymond, 2010), and “Why Cavemen Were Better Parents Than We Are Today” (Gayle, 2010) imply the superiority of preliterate parenting. Indeed, it is well established that hunter-gatherer societies encourage positive characteristics such as egalitarianism, peacefulness, collaboration, sharing, communal
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Sprenger, 1999), privacy seems to be alive and well, at least as a topic of discussion. However, the psychology of privacy has not kept up with the many societal changes, espe- cially those to communications technology. Since the 1970s, when key theories of privacy were developed
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Mentoring and enabling learning in the practice setting A reflective account of my experience of facilitating learning, assessing and teaching a student or co-worker, and how this experience will inform my future development within the mentor or practice teacher role. Student Number: 2930211 Word Count: 3150 Part 1: Introducing the Mentorship role I am a band five registered paediatric nurse based on an orthopaedic and spinal surgical ward in a tertiary paediatric hospital. I am currently engaging
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