ERIC Number: EJ1371679
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0158-037X
EISSN: EISSN-1470-126X
Unplanned Managerial Work: An Ambidextrous Learning Potential
Studies in Continuing Education, v44 n3 p441-459 2022
Learning processes have an impact on both specific problems and provide wider knowledge of different work processes. For this, managerial work has been identified as crucial. Managerial work is ad hoc and full of daily disturbances, and as learning in organisations often occurs unplanned, it is of interest to study learning processes during unplanned managerial work. A theoretical framework with two learning logics, developmental and executional learning were used. These logics are interpreted as an interdependent duality and not only as two equally important entities. The purpose of this study is to understand learning processes during unplanned managerial work in practice, from an ambidextrous perspective. An in-depth qualitative approach was used, where four learning processes were identified and analysed. We identify two ambidextrous learning logics, within complex work processes, based on either the executional or developmental mode, as a complement to existing knowledge on learning in organisations.
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Organizational Learning, Administrators, Administration, Work Environment, Incidental Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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