Handbook of corporate university development : managing strategic learning initiatives in public and private domains / by Rob Paton ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paton, Rob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employer-supported education.

Employees--Training of.

Employees.

Organizational learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 285 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"From the moment the first corporate university (CU) was created and the term was coined, the central metaphor of university has proved a double-edged sword. The emphasis on university has been a driving force in moving companies beyond a restricted and siloed approach to training, to a central vision for learning within the organization. On the other hand, there have been failures and many corporate universities have struggled to bring a business rigour to learning or to align their development with the key business and financial drivers of the organization. Handbook of Corporate University Development draws on experience from around the world, to provide anyone responsible for strategy and learning - at senior levels in government, education and business - with a picture of current best practice. The Handbook is not a prescriptive 'how-to', rather an exploration of key issues such as:? Who owns a corporate university initiative?? How is the funding managed?? How is the CU aligned with business strategy?? How do CU directors and project managers deploy resources?? How do they deal with suppliers?? How do they report and measure CU performance?? What are the processes and technologies needed to provide and support different forms of learning?? How can you blend different media?? How do you assess what learning has taken place?? What are the future prospects and potential for corporate universities? It is time for the corporate university to demonstrate how business rigour, handled deftly and with strong and perceptive leadership, can revolutionize learning both inside and outside the organization. Handbook of Corporate University Development is an important catalyst towards this process."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Corporate universities as strategic learning initiatives / Rob Paton, Geoff Peters, John Storey and Scott Taylor

Using a corporate university initiative to drive strategic change / John Storey and Beate Bungartz

Innovating at scale : the NHSU / Lee Taylor and Bob Fryer

Addressing key skill shortages in the international information technology industry / Michelle Selinger

The rise and fall of a major corporate university : the case of Aqua Universitas / Peter Matthews

Evolution and experimentation : the Barclays University case / Scott Taylor, John Rogers and John Storey

The centralization dilemma (and a balanced solution) / Jean-Claude Nataf and Stacia Vigne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786611098155

9781138619869

1138619868

9781351156844

1351156845

9781351156820

1351156829

9781281098153

1281098159

9780754682950

0754682951

OCLC:

476277043