Trust, collaboration, e-learning and organisational transformation

Autor: Jon Mason, Paul Lefrere
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: International Journal of Training and Development. 7:259-270
ISSN: 1468-2419
1360-3736
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-3736.2003.00185.x
Popis: While theoretically distinct, learning and knowing are meshed in practice. This paper builds on this observation and argues that organisational transformation and the development of best practices in e-learning share some similar context. This is particularly evident when knowledge management perspectives are considered. Specifically, trust and collaboration are shown to be common enablers of both activities. A range of interrelated models is introduced with trust identified as prominent within a complex mix of processes and outputs that can be described in terms of interoperability. Collaboration and interoperability are identified as key organising principles in information-based and knowledge-based economies. Through collaboration common goals and mutual benefit are discerned and pursued; duplication of effort is minimised; innovation is stimulated. Achieving technical interoperability demands use of networks in ways that harness the aggregate capacity of disparate systems, applications and services. The resulting infrastructure matches requirements of both e-learning and organisational transformation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE