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Tables of Contents for Action Learning in Practice
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures and Tables
ix
2
A Conversation with Reg Revans
xi
10
Notes on Contributors
xxi
8
Introduction
xxix
Mike Pedler
Part I What is Action Learning?
1
90
Introduction to Part I
1
2
1 Action Learning: Its Origins and Nature
3
12
Reg Revans
2 The Power of Action Learning
15
16
Bob Garratt
3 Managing as Moral Art
31
10
Mike Pedler
4 The Enterprise as a Learning System
41
8
Reg Revans
5 Minding our Ps and Qs
49
12
John Morris
6 What do We Mean by Action Learning? A story and three interpretations
61
16
Mike Pedler
7 A Biography of Action Learning
77
14
Ronnie Lessem
Part II Applications
91
104
Introduction to Part II
91
2
8 Teamworking at Williams Grand Prix Engineering
93
14
David Giles
9 Industrial Restructuring in the Czech Republic
107
10
George P. Boulden
Vlasta Safarikova
10 An In-company programme
117
12
Alec Lewis
11 Action Learning at Digital Equipment
129
10
Doris Adams
Nancy M. Dixon
12 Self-improvement in Chinese Joint Venture Companies
139
6
Zhou Jianhua
13 Action Learning in an Academic Context
145
28
Richard Thorpe
Maggie Taylor
Meg Elliott
14 Doctors as Managers
173
12
Tony Winkless
15 Network Learning in an Austrian Hospital
185
10
Otmar Donnenberg
Part III Questions of Practice
195
96
Introduction to Part III
195
2
16 The Components of Action Learning
197
12
Alan Lawlor
17 The Role of the Set Adviser
209
12
David Casey
18 The shell of Your understanding
221
8
David Casey
19 The Learning Process
229
14
Alan Mumford
20 Set Advising: More than just Process Consultancy?
243
14
Judy O'Neil
21 US Human Resource Professionals and Action Learning
257
12
Nancy M. Dixon
Larry Hales
Richard Baker
22 Continuity in Action Learning
269
10
Jean Lawrence
23 Participating in Action Learning
279
12
Tom Bourner
Liz Beaty
Paul Frost
Part IV Evaluating Action Learning
291
64
Introduction to Part IV
291
2
24 Participants' Voices
293
16
Krystyna Weinstein
25 Action Learning for Chief Executives: An Evaluation
309
20
Ian Cunningham
26 More Than Just a Task Force
329
10
Nancy M. Dixon
27 Life on the Seesaw: Tensions in Action Reflection Learning(TM)
339
8
Judy O'Neil
Victoria Marsick
Lyle Yorks
Glenn Nilson
Robert Kolodny
28 Evaluating Action Learning
347
8
Mark Easterby-Smith
Alison Johns
John Burgoyne
Appendices
355
40
1 Getting Started: An Action Manual
355
18
David Pearce
2 A Review of the Literature
373
20
Alan Mumford
3 Sources of Further Information
393
2
Index
395