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1 online resource (306 pages)
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1st ed.
ISBN:
9780566085833
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9780754682950
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The emphasis on corporate universities has been a driving force in moving companies beyond a restricted approach to training, to a central vision for learning within the organization. However, there have been failures and many corporate universities have
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- PART I - POSITIONING THE CORPORATE UNIVERSITY -- Introduction -- 1 Corporate Universities as Strategic Learning Initiatives -- Introduction -- The scale and significance of corporate learning -- The origins and spread of the corporate university phenomenon -- What's new and different about corporate universities? -- A public and private phenomenon -- New modes of knowledge creation and knowledge sharing -- Types of corporate university -- Formative decisions -- Diversity - and convergence? -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 Using a Corporate University Initiative to Drive Strategic Change -- Introduction -- The case in the context of the debates in the literature -- Background to the case -- The corporate university -- Discussion -- References -- 3 Innovating at Scale: The NHSU -- Introduction -- Developing the ambition: Moving from concept to delivery -- A development plan for consultation -- Setting priorities: Initial learning programmes and services -- Some tough issues for NHSU -- Establishing learner needs and matching them to curriculum provision -- Programme development models -- Academic organization -- Making a reality of widening participation -- Stakeholders and interest groups -- Aspiring to university title -- NHSU as a corporate university -- Conclusion -- Note -- References and further reading -- 4 Addressing Key Skill Shortages in the International Information Technology Industry -- Introduction -- E-learning at Cisco -- The Cisco Networking Academy Program - providing skills for the Information Age -- Cultural relevance -- Recognition and accreditation -- Public-private partnership in education - the role of industry -- Looking ahead: Future education investments -- References -- 5 The Rise and Fall of a Major Corporate University: The Case of Aqua Universitas
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19 Delivering Business Benefit through Organizational Learning -- Introduction -- The Virtual University within BAE SYSTEMS: Its remit and approach -- Organizational learning in practice -- Individual learning and the development of professional capability -- VU online learning infrastructure -- Autonomy: A key supporting technology for organizational learning -- Where are we now? -- In conclusion: Looking ahead -- Note -- PART IV - PROSPECTS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR CORPORATE UNIVERSITIES -- Introduction -- 20 The Emerging Technologies -- Introduction -- The semantic web and intelligent agency -- Working with rich media -- Presence -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References and further reading -- 21 Increasing the Business Impact of Learning: Lessons from High-Performance Learning Organizations -- Introduction -- Trend 1: Managing learning to deliver business impact -- Trend 2: Customer and channel partner education -- Trend 3: Learning that looks like knowledgement, collaboration and performance support -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
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Introduction -- The change drivers -- Vision of the University of Water -- The structure and operation of the Aqua Corporate University -- Transformation Journey -- Competencies, performance management and personal development plans -- Innovation -- Production -- Customer services -- Some insights -- Postscript: What happened after 1999? -- PART II - ORGANIZING AND MANAGING A CORPORATE UNIVERSITY -- Introduction -- 6 Evolution and Experimentation: The Barclays University Case -- Introduction -- Origins -- bu in operation: the sub-case of Barclaycard -- Discussion and conclusions -- Note -- 7 The Centralization Dilemma (and a Balanced Solution) -- Introduction -- The ST University - principles and practices -- ST's solution to the centralization dilemma: A mixed and balanced model -- The ST balanced service model in practice - the case of the School of Sales and Marketing -- Conclusions -- 8 Doing Business with Business Schools -- Introduction -- The marketplace -- Corporate universities in Europe -- Who runs corporate universities? -- A new operating model -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 9 Working with E-learning Suppliers -- Introduction -- Aims and methods -- The development process -- Costs and timescales -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- 10 Reviewing and Reporting Results -- Introduction -- Evaluating courses and programmes: Kirkpatrick's levels and beyond -- The chimera of return on investment -- Scorecards for corporate universities -- Conclusions: Taking measurement seriously, but not literally -- References -- 11 Partnering Educational Providers in a Developing Country -- Introduction -- The experiment in internationalizing the corporate university -- Conclusions -- Note -- 12 Gaining Accreditation for a Corporate University -- Introduction -- The development of CLIP -- Self-assessment -- Peer review
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Lessons learned about corporate universities and other managerial initiatives -- Implications for the development of CLIP -- The role of senior management -- Approaching dilemmas and towards the future -- PART III - LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES -- Introduction -- 13 What E-Learning Has Taught Us -- Introduction -- The success stories -- Learning from failure -- Measuring the markets for e-learning -- The pattern of adoption -- Radical versus tactical adoption -- Early adopters and the mainstream -- Is it really a revolution? -- How learning markets will change -- References -- 14 Designing for Blended Learning -- Introduction -- Two types of 'blend' -- Factors to consider in 'blending' -- Blending in practice -- It's the pedagogy, stupid -- Whose blend is it anyway? -- Conclusions: E-learning revisited -- References -- 15 The Assessment of Workplace Learning: Issues and Approaches -- The assessment crisis -- The need to rethink assessment -- Workplace learning -- Assessment in the workplace -- Assessment methods -- Online assessment -- Conclusion -- References and further reading -- 16 Developing an E-enabled Corporate Learning Strategy -- Introduction -- Backdrop: The context and origins of the SOU -- The strategic review -- The new strategy -- Towards implementation -- Conclusions -- References -- 17 Communities of Value: Harnessing the Power of Networked Learning -- Introduction -- Connecting people to people with bottom line as the measure -- The International Business School: Cementing lasting business networks -- Traditional communities, innovative methods -- Communities of gurus and masters -- Lessons learned: Creating your own revolution -- Note -- References -- 18 Networked Learning in the Public Sector: The Case of NCSL -- Introduction -- Context, development and design -- Conclusion -- References and further reading
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Print version Taylor, Scott, Dr Handbook of Corporate University Development Abingdon : Taylor & Francis Group,c2005 ISBN 9780566085833
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