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Jones, Frankie S. – Online Submission, 2007
This qualitative study explored how collaborative technologies influence the informal learning experiences of virtual team members. Inputs revealed as critical to virtual informal learning were integrated, collaborative technological systems; positive relationships and trust; and organizational support and virtual team management. These inputs…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Human Resources, Cooperation, Teamwork
Goodman, Patricia R.; Chalofsky, Neal – Online Submission, 2005
How does individual learning impact team learning? Through an exploratory case study, data was collected from questionnaires, documentation review, observations, and interviews. Three themes emerged describing how an autonomous learner affected team learning. The results indicated that the autonomous learner influenced team learning through…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Adult Education, Learning Processes, Leadership
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Murphrey, Theresa Pesl; Dooley, Kim E. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This article shares the results of a needs assessment conducted to guide the development of an e-learning certificate program for implementation at Texas A&M University. Participants were asked to provide input regarding the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to work as an e-learning specialist. The qualitative data was collected using…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Needs Assessment, Distance Education, Focus Groups
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Loewen, Pamela; Loo, Robert – Learning Organization, 2004
This study used the team climate inventory (TCI) to create awareness of the multidimensional nature of team climate, to diagnose the climate of teams, and to present specific actions to improve team climate. Management undergraduates from 81, four-person teams completed the TCI and an open-ended question at week 3 and week 12 of their team…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Work Environment, Teamwork, Organizational Culture
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Bakker, Marloes; Leenders, Roger Th. A. J.; Gabbay, Shaul M.; Kratzer, Jan; Van Engelen, Jo M. L. – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to focus on the role of trust in knowledge sharing. Social capital researchers have put forward trust as an important force behind the sharing of knowledge. This study aims to investigate whether trust indeed explains knowledge sharing relationships, or whether there are in fact much more important drivers…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Role, Social Capital, Knowledge Management
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Education & Training, 2002
Describes a programme, developed by FT Knowledge and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, to guide managers through the opportunities and threats presented by electronic commerce. Focuses on areas such as marketing, electronic retailing, pricing, product design, supply chain management and communication. Highlights how the…
Descriptors: Internet, Business, Distance Education, Marketing
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London, Manuel; Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Omoregie, Heather – Human Resource Development Review, 2005
This article presents a multilevel model of group learning that focuses on antecedents and consequences of interpersonal congruence, transactive memory, and feedback processes. The model holds that members' self-verification motives and situational conditions (e.g., member diversity and task demands) give rise to identity negotiation behaviors…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Congruence (Psychology), Memory, Social Networks
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Education & Training, 2002
Investigates the ways in which Alcatel Telecom attempts to smooth the transition of its employees from technical to business manager. Focuses on the Alcatel centre at Antwerp University, Belgium, which provides training in entrepreneurship, leadership, teamwork, the Alcatel culture and strategy, the dynamics of the telecommunications market,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Entrepreneurship, Administrators
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Power, Joe; Waddell, Di – Learning Organization, 2004
Both the learning organization literature and the self-managed work team literature have alluded to the potential links between teamwork and learning. However, as yet the link between these two concepts remains undeveloped. This study uses a survey of a random sample of 200 Australian organizations to empirically examine the relationships between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Directed Groups, Teamwork, Organizational Culture
Capobianco, Brenda M.; Lincoln, Susan; Canuel-Browne, Donna; Trimarchi, Ruth – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2006
The purpose of this article is to examine the teacher research movement from the perspective of three generations of teacher researchers within the context of a unique collaborative science teacher action research group. The question that guided the study was the following: In what ways do three generations of science teachers perceive their…
Descriptors: Action Research, Science Teachers, Teacher Researchers, Secondary School Science
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Horwitz, Frank M.; Bravington, Desmond; Silvis, Ulrik – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The aim of the investigation is to identify enabling and disenabling factors in the development and operation of virtual teams; to evaluate the importance of factors such as team development, cross-cultural variables, leadership, communication and social cohesion as contributors to virtual team effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Team Training, Likert Scales, Mail Surveys
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Willment, Jo-Anne H.; Mahoney, Heather – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2004
This article describes the virtual-team process used by graduate students with a faculty guide at the University of Calgary over a 16-month period. Using a narrative-story technique, the article describes the four stages of work that were completed by the virtual team and identifies the unique strengths, pitfalls, and strategies that the team…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Graduate Students, Research Projects
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Bleakley, Alan; Hobbs, Adrian; Boyden, James; Walsh, Linda – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2004
Work in progress is reported for a research project aiming to improve multiprofessional teamworking in operating theatres through iterative educational intervention. Experimental design is combined with collaborative inquiry. The hypothesis is: will planned, complex educational intervention focused upon improving communication in teamwork lead to…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Surgery, Health Personnel, Interpersonal Communication
Casner-Lotto, Jill; Barrington, Linda – Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2006
In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management conducted an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment. The study includes results…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Surveys, Human Resources, Job Skills
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Goulet, Linda; Krentz, Caroline; Christiansen, Helen – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2003
In this article we propose a model for collaboration in education. We begin by examining the roots of collaboration in consultation, collegiality, and cooperation. We then delineate the features of collaboration as phenomenon and process, offering the view that through talk, action, and reflection among individuals a community of learners emerges.…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Collegiality, Educational Cooperation, Cooperative Planning
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