Designing the smart organization: how breakthrough corporate learning initiatives drive strategic change and innovation

This book speaks to the rising importance of Corporate Learning as a businessfunction that is increasingly critical to organizations in todays volatile and fast-changing world. It opens by setting the stage through fresh conceptual perspectives that challenge and transcend the traditional paradigm of corporate learning. Through a number of original, not yet published frameworks, the domain of corporate learning is redefined as the core engine for building sustainable strategic competence into the DNA of a firm, making the practice an indispensable enabler of continuous strategic innovation and change. Following this, The Smart Enterprise presents a dozen cutting-edge case studies that demonstrate in detail how leading global and very large corporations are using the power of innovative Corporate Learning approaches to drive innovation, enhance cultural values, master post-merger integration, transform business models, build technological expertise, foster strategic change processes, and more. In short, the book redefines the domain of corporate learning as a core business practice for creating sustainable strategic and organizational capabilities to successfully compete in the 21st century. Part 1 sets the stage by providing aframework for a more comprehensive and strategic perspective of the CorporateLearning Agenda, beyond a traditional training and development function. Special emphasis is given to integrating learning interventions with the strategy process of the firm. The framework will create a foundation for a deeper understanding of the cases that constitute Part 2. It will also serve as a reference for a critical discussion of each case. Part 2 consists of 12 case studies covering global corporations that have embarked on innovative Corporate Learning initiatives yielding strategic impact. These cases will open new horizons for appreciating how Corporate Learning as a business practice can contribute tothe strategic and operational performance of an organization. The cases are atreasure box of war stories featuring a wide scope of transformational adventures in industries such as telecom (BT Group, formerly British Telecom), aerospace (EADS, parent company of Airbus), pharmaceuticals (Novartis), chemicals (BASF, worlds #1 chemical company), engineering (Siemens, ABB), banking (Unicredit, one of Europes largest banks), consulting (PriceWaterhouseCoopers), and others thus driving the boundaries of the practice way beyond the established notion of simple training and management education.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-49067-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 20/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés