Facilitating organizational development through action learning—some practical and theoretical considerations

References

• Argyris C (1964) Integrating the individual and the organization New York John Wiley & Sons
   Google Scholar
• Barley , SR and Tolbert , PS . (1997) . Institutionalization and structuration: studying the links between action and institution . Organization Studies , 18 : 93 – 118 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown W (1960) Exploration in management London Heinemann
   Google Scholar
• Bourner , T , Beaty , L , Lawson , J and O'Hara , S . (1996) . Action learning comes of age: questioning action learning . Education & Training , 38 : 32 – 35 .
   Google Scholar
• Bourner , T and Weinstein , K . (1996) . Just another talking shop? Some of the pitfalls of action learning . Employee Counselling Today , 8 ( 6 ) : 57 – 68 .
   Google Scholar
• Burns , J and Scapens , RW . (2000) . Conceptualizing management accounting change: an institutional framework . Management Accounting Research , 11 : 3 – 25 .
   Google Scholar
• Conger , J and Toegel , G . (2003) . Action learning and multi-rater feedback as leadership development interventions: popular but poorly deployed . Journal of Change Management , 3 : 332 – 348 .
   Google Scholar
• Cunningham JB (1993) Action research and organizational development Westport CT Praeger Publishers
   Google Scholar
• Cyert RM March JG (1963) A behavioural theory of the firm, Prentice Hall NJ Englewood Cliffs
   Google Scholar
• De Loo I (2003) Organisatiegroei door action learning: minder vanzelfsprekend dan het lijkt Management & Organisatie 57 4 55 71 (in Dutch)
   Google Scholar
• De Loo , I and Verstegen , B . (2001) . New thoughts on action learning . Journal of European Industrial Training , 25 : 195 – 204 .
   Google Scholar
• Donnenberg O (2003a) Coaching in action learning stijl in: O. Donnenberg, L. Halbertsma & F. Verhaaren (Eds.) Coaching als inspiratiebron Doorn StreamLinks 13 19 (in Dutch)
   Google Scholar
• Donnenberg O (2003b) Personal communication
   Google Scholar
• Donnenberg O (2004) Personal communication
   Google Scholar
• Donnenberg O Lazeron N (1999) Wie organisiere und gestalte ich ein Action-Learning-Programm? In: O. Donnenberg (Ed.) Action learning: ein handbuch Stuttgart Klett-Cotta 108 145 (in German)
   Google Scholar
• Dyer , WG Jr. and Wilkins , AL . (1991) . Better stories, not better constructs, to generate better theory: a rejoinder to Eisenhardt . Academy of Management Review , 16 : 613 – 619 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Garratt B (1983) The power of action learning in: M. Pedler (Ed.) Action learning in practice Aldershot Gower 23 38
   Google Scholar
• Garvin , DA . (1994) . Building a learning organization . Business Credit , 96 ( 1 ) : 19 – 28 .
   Google Scholar
• Gioia , DA and Poole , PP . (1984) . Scripts in organizational behavior . Academy of Management Review , 9 : 449 – 459 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Halper , S . (1996) . Book review: lean thinking . Sloan Management Review , 38 : 114 – 116 .
   Google Scholar
• Hellinger B Weber G Beaumont H (1998) Love's hidden symmetry: what makes love work in relationships Phoenix AZ Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc.
   Google Scholar
• Janis IL (1972) Victims of groupthink: a psychological study of foreign-policy decisions and fiascoes Boston MA Houghton Mifflin
   Google Scholar
• von Kibéd MV Sparrer I (2002) Ganz im Gegenteil: Tetralemmaarbeit und andere Grundformen Systemischer Strukturaufstellungen (3rd edn) Heidelberg Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag (in German)
   Google Scholar
• Lord , RG and Kernan , MC . (1987) . Scripts as determinants of purposive behavior in organizations . Academy of Management Review , 12 : 265 – 277 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mercer , JR . (1990) . Action learning: a student's perspective . Industrial and Commercial Training , 22 : 3 – 8 .
   Google Scholar
• Miller , P . (2003) . Workplace learning by action learning: a practical example . Journal of Workplace Learning , 15 : 14 – 23 .
   Google Scholar
• O'Hara , S , Beaty , L , Lawson , J and Bourner , T . (1997) . Action learning comes of age—part 2: action learning for whom? . Education & Training , 39 : 91 – 95 .
   Google Scholar
• O'Neil , J . (1996) . A study of the role of learning advisers in action learning . Employee Counselling Today , 8 ( 6 ) : 42 – 47 .
   Google Scholar
• Pedler M Brook C Burgoyne J (2003) ‘Action learning—are Reg Revans' teachings being practiced?’ People Management 9 40 45 (no. 8)
   Google Scholar
• Revans RW (1971) Developing effective managers New York Praeger Publishers Inc.
   Google Scholar
• Revans RW (Ed.) (1972) Hospitals: communication, choice and change London Tavistock
   Google Scholar
• Revans RW (1976) Action learning in hospitals: diagnosis and therapy Maidenhead McGraw-Hill
   Google Scholar
• Rijnsburger E (2003) Personal communication
   Google Scholar
• Rol M (2003) Personal communication
   Google Scholar
• Scharmer , CO . (2001) . Self-transcending knowledge: sensing and organizing around emerging opportunities . Journal of Knowledge Management , 5 : 137 – 150 .
   Google Scholar
• Seddon J (2003) Freedom from command and control: a better way to make work work Buckingham Vanguard Education
   Google Scholar
• Siegel G Ramanauskas-Marconi H (1989) Behavioral accounting Cincinnati OH South-Western Publishing Company
   Google Scholar
• Smith , PAC . (1997) . Q'ing action learning: more on minding our Ps and Qs . Management Decision , 35 : 365 – 372 .
   Google Scholar
• Spear , S and Bowen , NK . (1999) . Decoding the DNA of the Toyota production system . Harvard Business Review , 77 ( 5 ) : 96 – 106 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wanrooij W (2002) Corporate change: de weg naar topprestaties Schiedam Scriptum
   Google Scholar
• Weinstein K (1999) Action learning: a practical guide (2nd edn) Aldershot Gower
   Google Scholar
• Weinstein , K . (1994) . Experiences of action learning: a dialogue with participants . Management Bibliographies & Reviews , 20 : 17 – 40 .
   Google Scholar
• Wenger E McDermott R Snyder WM (2002) Cultivating communities of practice: a guide to managing knowledge Cambridge MA Harvard Business School Press
   Google Scholar
• West , P and Choueke , W . (2003) . The alchemy of action learning . Education & Training , 45 : 215 – 225 .
   Google Scholar
• Wieland GF Leigh H (Eds) (1971) Changing hospitals: a report on the Hospital Communications project London Tavistock
   Google Scholar
• Womack JP Jones DT (2003) Lean thinking: banish waste and create wealth in your corporation (2nd edn) New York Free Press
   Google Scholar