There is a embarrassment of changes facing society as new interactive communication knowledge accelerates the achievements of economies of depth. of knowledge holds considerable untapped potential for performance gains". the workplace as being a stable place in a single central location, with "normal" daily hours confined to 9-5 daylight hours, is being replaced by global organizations (through globally positioned parts of the business, global outsourcing, and/or global supply chains) and global communication networks (email, global "blogs", diaries, The new global workplace requires managers factor of production, knowledge, and thus managers "manage" by the consent of the assist the growing number of "knowledge workers" to handle a large number of In response, traditional providers of management education, particularly universities, need to provide managers with a range of new learning modes and As well as providing opportunities for managers to reflect on their practice This paper argues that virtual situated learning environments (VSLE), designed as authentic learning experiences, can provide managers with broader learning In keeping with the need to develop greater reflective practice in managers, the of practice, of their own reflections as designers of the VSLE as well as of managers
Management educational has been traditionally structured around a 3-4 hourly weekly managers who often arrive for a weekly 3-hour class after a hectic stressful day or week, or requires them to lose part of a weekend after a stressful working week. Furthermore, it does not take account of the peripatetic managers in a global workplace managers, what is required is a new learning environment that provides opportunities it needs to provide a more...
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...articipation in the VSLE, by providing a written record of encourage cross-country professional practice managerial learning activities. In this evidence that participating managers did value the real-world nature of the learning For management academics the VSLE thus provides the opportunity to offer a new either the virtual learning environment with some F2F learning opportunities, or to exploring other ways to create a more personalized on-line environment.
design learning opportunities for all managers, and in particular time pressured and peripatetic managers who are often denied access to learning opportunities because of the on-line environment as a communication network and thus provides managers. suggest that such a learning innovative adds value to the learning experience. opportunities to design and deliver innovative learning environments will develop.