Experiences of Action Leaning in Two SME Business Support Programmes

Autor/in	Smith, Laurie
Titel	Experiences of Action Leaning in Two SME Business Support Programmes
Quelle	In: Action Learning: Research and Practice, 6 (2009) 3, S.335-341 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7333
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Small Businesses; Mentors; Experiential Learning; Reflection; Group Dynamics; Coaching (Performance); Professional Development; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kleingewerbe; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Gruppendynamik
Abstract	Action learning sets are used by Lancaster University Management School's Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development to provide business support to owner managers of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper compares the experiences of participants and facilitator of two programmes: one part of a wider programme of business support, the other a standalone programme of action learning. The paper describes the format of the sets and looks at the benefits to participants. It examines some of the outcomes for the participants and the learning gained by the facilitator. It concludes with some reflections from the facilitator on his experiences and on the appropriateness of action learning sets for SME owner managers. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10