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Studying Learning and Development
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Studying Learning and Development

by Jim Stewart, Pat Rogers
January 2017
Beginner
248 pages
8h 31m
English
CIPD - Kogan Page
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CHAPTER 6

The Nature of Organising and Managing in a Variety of Contexts

PATRICIA ROGERS, DALBIR JOHAL AND RAYMOND ROGERS

CHAPTER OVERVIEW

  • Introduction

  • The organisation

  • Managing and organising organisations l Organisation structures

  • Cross-cultural competence

  • Summary

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • explain the similarities and differences between various types of organisations

  • evaluate the implications of varying organisation types for learning and development policy and practice.

INTRODUCTION

Organisations are designed to achieve their objectives and to do this they need to employ people with the right capabilities and with the capacity to develop and adapt, if the organisation needs to adjust to ...

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ISBN: 9781843984603