Innovative Workplaces : Making Better Use of Skills within Organisations / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As human capital is the source of innovation, one of the policy principles of the OECD Innovation Strategy is to "foster innovative workplaces". Education and training systems must rise to the challenge of providing people with the means to learn and re-train throughout their life. Companies and organisations need to maximise the human resources they have at their disposal. Do employers make the best use of people's skills for innovation? Are some work organisations more associated with innovation than others? If so, are these organisations more widespread in some countries than in others? Are they associated with particular labour market policies, managerial practices, learning cultures or certain levels of education? What are the challenges for innovation within organisations?This volume shows that interaction within organisations - as well as individual and organisational learning and training - are important for innovation. The analytical tools and empirical results this study provides show how some work organisations may foster innovation through the use of employee autonomy and discretion, supported by learning and training opportunities. Innovative Workplaces will be of interest to policy makers in the fields of education, employment and innovation as well as business leaders, academics and all readers interested in social issues.

Contents:

Conclusion

Behind innovation

Measuring trends

Mapping learning organisations and their characteristics for the European Union

Defining learning organisations and learning cultures

Introduction

Foreword.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264095687

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.