Description
'Lifelong learning' is moving from buzzword to reality for ever latger numbers of workers. Firms increasingly need their workers to be active, self-directed learners who contribute to innovations and improvements of processes, products and services. Companies that explicitly encourage and support worker learning, from a strategic perspective, are c
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. S. Tjepkema, H. ter Horst and M. Mulder Learning Organizations and HRD 3. S. Tjepkema Methodology 4. D. Buyens and S. van Schelstraete Cases from Belgium 5. T. Vaherva and H. Woods Cases from Finland 6. D. Belet Cases from France 7. K. Meinicke, R. Reinhardt, A. Buschmann and P. Pawlowsky Cases from Germany 8. M.Tomassini and A. Cavrini Cases from Italy 9. H. ter Horst and S. Tjepkema Cases from The Netherlands 10. S. Sambrook and J. Stewart Cases from the United Kingdom 11. S. Tjepkema Conclusions from Case Studies and Survey 12. S. Sambrook and J. Stewart Reflections and Discussion
