Learning from work : designing organizations for learning and communication / Anne Beamish.

Author/creator Beamish, Anne, 1954-
Other author Beamish, Anne, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford Business Books, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction. Background. The problem. Design. Identifying obstacles -- Automobile dealerships--past and present. History of automobile dealerships. Automobile dealerships today -- Work practice. Vignette I: Service Department. Vignette II: Sales Department. The work of dealership employees -- Obstacles to learning and communication. The physical environment. The medium. Content: learning and communication. The individual. Cultural and social environment. Economic and work environment -- Synthesis and evaluation. Obstacles to learning and communication. Designing solutions -- Conclusion.
General note"Based on Creating communities of practice, a dissertation for the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, School of Architecture and Planning at MIT"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index.
LCCN 2007031386
ISBN9780804757157 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804757151 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804757164 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN080475716X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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