Action Learning Worldwide: Experiences of Leadership and Organisational Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Action Learning: The Classic Approach....Pages 3-18
Action Reflection Learning™ and Critical Reflection Approaches....Pages 19-29
Why Business Driven Action Learning?....Pages 30-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
How Companies Plan and Design Action Learning Management Development Programmes in the United States: Lessons from Practice....Pages 55-75
General Electric’s Action Learning Change Initiatives: Work-Out™ and the Change Acceleration Process....Pages 76-89
Using Action Learning to Develop Human Resource Executives at General Electric....Pages 90-109
Getting to the Future First and the e-Business Leadership Challenge: Business Driven Action Learning at Lilly....Pages 110-122
Learning as an Adventure in a High-Growth Environment: The Cyberplex Story....Pages 123-132
Learning in Action: Accelerating the Development of High-Potential Executives in the Canadian Public Service....Pages 133-151
Action Reflection Learning™ in Latin America....Pages 152-160
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Northern Light: A Survey of Action Learning in the Nordic Region of Europe....Pages 163-172
Strategic Executive Learning and Development in French Multinationals....Pages 173-183
Changing the Rules at the World Council of Churches: Action Learning as Large-Scale System Change....Pages 184-199
Developing Managerial Cadres in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Poland....Pages 200-207
Action Learning and National Competitive Strategy: A Case Study on the Technion Institute of Management in Israel....Pages 208-228
Action Learning Beyond Survival: A South African Journey....Pages 229-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Action Learning in Korea....Pages 249-259
Business Driven Action Learning in Japan....Pages 260-267
Tibetan Buddhism and Action Reflection Learning™ Philosophy....Pages 268-281
Strategic Change Management at Merck Hong Kong: Building a High Performing Executive Team Using Action Reflection Learning™....Pages 282-292
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Building Internal Capacities for Change in China: Action Learning in the Public and Private Sectors....Pages 293-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-329