2000 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Action Learning at Philips Electronics: from Training to Transformation
Author : Nigel J. Freedman
Published in: Business Driven Action Learning
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Included in: Professional Book Archive
Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.
Select sections of text to find matching patents with Artificial Intelligence. powered by
Select sections of text to find additional relevant content using AI-assisted search. powered by
FOR MORE than 20 years action learning has been at the heart of Philips’ management education activities, and this chapter will deal with three very different approaches. Firstly the ‘European Octagon’, which has also been adopted by several other companies, is based on an assignment from the Board for high potential middle managers. It has been updated recently to become a truly global programme. Secondly, at the business unit level, powerful project approaches for strategy development with a strong action learning focus for management teams have been used since the mid-1970s.