Purpose Conducting research that is both practice- and theory-relevant important for the service community. Action can be a fruitful approach researchers studying transformative role of wanting to make contributions community practical development. By exploring current use action in research, this study aims suggestions enhancing contribution theory practice development propose criteria quality research. Design/methodology/approach This builds on systematic literature review approaches...

Few studies have examined workplace factors that influence informal learning in small businesses and general the are not framed by characteristics of businesses. To address this weakness existing literature, we conducted a review literatures which examine (a) learning, (b) small-business characteristics, (c) influencing The several were categorized as job relational organizational characteristics. Each category was relation to We outline what is known about each need learn them they relate...

Purpose This paper introduces interactive research as an emerging approach within a broad family of collaborative approaches in management and organization research. Interactive is way to contribute the dual tasks long-term theory development innovation change processes organizations. One distinguishing features focus on continuous joint learning between researchers involved practitioners. Design/methodology/approach The basic concepts, contributions challenges are presented illustrated...

Few empirical studies have focused on what quality management practitioners actually do, with even fewer focusing it takes to do work, i.e. the competencies of management. The purpose this paper is introduce a competence-based terminology for describing general work in organisations and create competence framework order understand needed be practitioner. This based an embedded, qualitative multiple-case study design incorporating four Swedish large size where designated (n = 33) were...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore managers’ learning-oriented leadership, and what conditions managers face when working with the promotion employees’ learning. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected through semi-structured interviews in three manufacturing firms. Verbatim expressions interview participants were analysed using stepwise analytical procedures. Findings used many kinds activities promote Most common related learning opportunities that arose during daily...

Contemporary organizations must be adaptive and agile as the environment changes. To respond to change, leaders find ways of integrating learning into everyday work experiences. This invites question: how do facilitate individual, group organizational learning? Several studies have examined relationships among leadership potential mediating moderating variables. However, because this literature is extensive fragmented it difficult discern what known about contributes learning. Accordingly,...

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the way people work and there are several reasons believe that working from home will become more common in future. Yet knowledge is needed on whether effectiveness of leadership differs if performed remotely compared on-site work.The aim this study examine place as a moderator for employee well-being.A survey was answered by 364 white-collar workers, employed larger Swedish municipality, who because covid-19-pandemic were offered...

Few studies have examined the owner-manager as a facilitator of learning in small businesses. Furthermore, these are typically not framed by distinctive characteristics These limitations literature stimulated us to ask: How do situational opportunities and constraints that emanate from businesses affect business owner-manager's role learning? To address this question, we first conducted narrative review existing research on (10–49 employees). Four themes emerged our analysis findings,...

Global labor market shifts have spurred the need for innovations and adaptations in workplace norms. This evolution demands a workforce with technical soft skills to meet sustainability industry advancements. The paper aims elucidate complex challenges related ambition develop socially sustainable, competitive, green subjected an accelerating pace of change. It outlines findings Delphi study conducted Sweden, which integrated workshops, interviews, surveys experts from various sectors...

Following the rapid increase of home-based work brought on by Covid-19 pandemic, many daily interactions between managers and employees have been carried out digitally. This literature review aims to compile synthesize previous research regarding importance leaders for employee well-being their performance when is from home. The purpose also relate these findings reviews was performed on-site. Six leadership behaviours are identified as central working leader should 1) communicate promote...

Recent societal challenges highlight the importance of learning in organizations. Nurturing employee requires leaders who prioritize learning-oriented leadership. While many studies have used qualitative methods to study how this leadership is performed daily work, there been no previous attempts synthesize body research. This paper presents a framework based on review 38 papers facilitate workplace learning. The identifies two elements leadership: direct behaviors, which involve supporting,...

Purpose The purpose of this article is to revisit data from a previous study leadership in an industrial company that was the process implementing process‐oriented, team‐based form organisation. Based on these data, it aims explore assumption process‐orientation implies “new” behaviours and relationships with co‐workers. More specifically, focus analysing how managers co‐workers understood practised ideas about for learning development were introduced connection new production also determine...

Purpose Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly outsourcing human resource (HR) activities to outside labour market intermediaries. In this paper, the focus is on a specific type of intermediary, HR intermediary (HRI). The purpose paper describe discuss SME services membership-based HRIs, potential problems benefits that may arise in process. Design/methodology/approach empirical foundation comprises case studies three Swedish HRIs 12 their clients. data were collected...

Employee participation in formal and informal learning is essential for the economic viability competitive advantage of organizations. Therefore, assessing outcomes competence development activities important. However, this domain human resources (HR) practice often neglected because factors that are not well understood. Accordingly, article addresses question: What enable inhibit HR professionals initiatives? To answer question, we conducted a review articles examine assessment activities....

This article explores the role of interactive researcher by drawing on Jürgen Habermas’s theory communicative action to develop concept virtual participant. An ideal research project is used explore issues faced researchers in three phases – initial, implementation and conclusion. In each phase, an demonstrate that are discussed. First, this argues rationality can be helpful understanding how mutually trusting relationships between practitioners established at beginning a project. Second, it...

Purpose In this article, the area of interest is an emerging type organisation called human resource intermediaries (HRIs), which focus on delivering (HR) services to public sector organisations and private companies. The purpose article is, thus, explore HRIs as deliverers HR services. More specifically, will seek analyse discuss how employees in understand their role providers clients what characterises HRIs' work nature assignments. Design/methodology/approach empirical foundation...

Resilient performance is a crucial characteristic of complex socio-technical systems, enabling them to sustain essential functionality during changing or stressful conditions. Resilience Engineering (RE), sub-field safety research, focuses on this perspective resilience. RE emphasises its "cornerstone model", presenting the system goals "anticipating, monitoring, responding and learning". The cornerstone learning remains fragmented undertheorized in existing literature. This paper aims...

Purpose The purpose of this article is to present the results a study an industrial company's top management team (TMT) that fought survive economic crisis. Specifically, seeks focus on describing TMT's composition, group processes, and work during period high external pressure; analysing in terms organisational learning process; discussing factors may have enabled TMT make appropriate strategic decisions Design/methodology/approach empirical foundation longitudinal case Swedish company...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute a better understanding the role learning in performance measurement. Design/methodology/approach authors develop theoretical framework combining workplace theory with purposes elaborate empirically by identifying critical incidents from case set within context containing broad range different measurement activities. Finally, discuss results and possible implications for using order understand facets regarding design Findings Workplace...

Purpose This study aims to explore how human resource (HR) practitioners conceive of their practice, reveal challenges they grapple with in daily work and generate a conceptual framework HR praxis. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on interviews Sweden review articles that examine aspects practitioners' work. Findings fragmented reactive, filled meetings affords few opportunities undisturbed. Operational tasks are prioritised over strategic work, sometimes involves not HR's...