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How groups learn, continuously
Author(s) -
London Manuel,
Sessa Valerie I.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.20186
Subject(s) - transformative learning , psychology , generative grammar , knowledge management , outcome (game theory) , group learning , meaning (existential) , process (computing) , group (periodic table) , resource (disambiguation) , psychological intervention , mathematics education , computer science , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , computer network , chemistry , mathematics , mathematical economics , organic chemistry , psychiatry , psychotherapist , operating system
This article examines how groups learn, conditions that affect learning, and interventions to improve the learning process. Adaptive group learning is reacting almost automatically to stimuli to make minor changes in process and outcome. Generative group learning is proactive learning for mastery. Transformative group learning is reconstructing meaning and fundamentally changing the way the group operates. Pressures and opportunities in the environment and group readiness stimulate and support these different types of learning. Group leaders, members, and human resource professionals who facilitate, coach, and provide resources for development can apply this knowledge to diagnose group conditions and encourage continuous learning. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.