2001
DOI: 10.1108/03090590110395834
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New thoughts on action learning

Abstract: In theory, action learning programs should lead to personal growth, and thereby also to organizational growth. Especially the occurrence of organizational growth can be questioned however. Three explanations are offered to explain the lack of organizational growth that seems to result when action learning programs are evaluated in practice: differences in perspectives, group problems, and hold-up effects. They all turn out to serve as valuable explanations.

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“…As a result of his dedicated work toward the expansion and refinement of action learning scholarship and practice, Revans has long been viewed as the most important contributor to action learning scholarship and practice (Dilworth & Willis, 2003). Although action learning is frequently considered an organizational change strategy, in reality, it appears to be most often implemented in a manner directed toward individual learning and development (De Loo, 2001Pedler, Burgoyne, & Brook, 2005;Vince, 2003Vince, , 2004. Several authors, including Revans (1982Revans ( , 1998, emphasized one of the greatest challenges to participants in action learning-striking a balance between learning and action (Kuhn & Marsick, 2005;Pedler, 2002;Raelin & Raelin, 2006;Tushman, O'Reilly, Fenollosa, Kleinbaum, & McGrath, 2007).…”
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“…As a result of his dedicated work toward the expansion and refinement of action learning scholarship and practice, Revans has long been viewed as the most important contributor to action learning scholarship and practice (Dilworth & Willis, 2003). Although action learning is frequently considered an organizational change strategy, in reality, it appears to be most often implemented in a manner directed toward individual learning and development (De Loo, 2001Pedler, Burgoyne, & Brook, 2005;Vince, 2003Vince, , 2004. Several authors, including Revans (1982Revans ( , 1998, emphasized one of the greatest challenges to participants in action learning-striking a balance between learning and action (Kuhn & Marsick, 2005;Pedler, 2002;Raelin & Raelin, 2006;Tushman, O'Reilly, Fenollosa, Kleinbaum, & McGrath, 2007).…”
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“…Een interessante vraag is waaraan nu precies de afwezigheid van organisatiegroei in action learning-programma's kan worden geweten. Hoewel er een reeks van redenen kan worden aangegeven (De Loo en Verstegen, 2001a), zullen we in dit artikel met name kijken naar de rol van management control. Het uitgangspunt van de discussie vormt de stelling dat zodra bij action learningprogramma's gebruik wordt gemaakt van management controlsystemen, de theoretische veronderstelde effecten van de methode (persoonlijke en organisatorische o k t o b e r 2 0 0 3 M A B 4 4 5 SAMENVATTING In tegenstelling tot de jaren zestig en zeventig van de vorige eeuw komt uit evaluaties van action learningprogramma's steeds vaker naar voren dat zij weliswaar hebben geleid tot persoonlijke groei, maar niet langer tot organisatiegroei.…”
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“…Er bestaat dus een spanningsveld tussen 'task specificity' en emplooibaarheid in action learning. Als we echter kijken hoe de effectiviteit van een action learning-programma zo groot mogelijk kan worden gemaakt (zodat het programma naar alle waarschijnlijkheid tot de in theorie veronderstelde effecten in termen van groei leidt), lijkt 'task specificity' van de in het programma behandelde problemen een absolute voorwaarde (De Loo en Verstegen, 2001a).…”
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“…Three elements within an action framework ± focus, will and capability ± which need to be drawn together are needed to turn proposed action into learning. The ways in which action learning can be undermined are discussed by De Loo and Verstegen (2001) in relation to group processes.…”
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