What Do Organizational Leaders Need from Lean Graduate Programming

Autor/inn/en	Flumerfelt, Shannon; Alves, Anabela Carvalho; Leão, Celina Pinto; Wade, Dennis L.
Titel	What Do Organizational Leaders Need from Lean Graduate Programming
Quelle	In: European Journal of Training and Development, 40 (2016) 5, S.302-320 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-9012
DOI	10.1108/EJTD-01-2015-0005
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Programs; Delivery Systems; Teaching Methods; Telephone Surveys; Administrator Attitudes; Training Methods; Educational Needs; Mixed Methods Research; Graduate Students; Leadership Training; Total Quality Management; Outcomes of Education; Organizational Development; Needs Assessment; Likert Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Auslieferung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Führungslehre; Quality management; Qualitätsmanagement; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Organisationsentwicklung; Bedarfsermittlung; Likert-Skala
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to assess the needs for a lean continuous improvement professional certificate and/or lean leadership cognate for a Doctorate of Education in leadership focused in three main research questions: "What do organizational leaders need from a Lean graduate programming?"; "What are the preferable methods of delivery for Lean teaching/learning?" and "What are the main learner outcomes and do how these impact organizational and continuous improvement outcomes?" Design/methodology/approach: A survey to 37 organizational leaders in a North-American state was conducted via telephone and email that were returned to the researcher. The survey was designed to target a solid cross-section of organizational decision makers in regard to the need for and type of lean training desired, if at all, for employees. Using a mixed methods approach, the survey was designed to collect both qualitative and quantitative information. Findings: Respondents indicated that lean continuous improvement thinking and lean process-project management were most the desirable content options. The method of delivery was not as clear with on-ground and online relying on job-embedded, project-based methods as most desirable approaches. Learner outcomes of mastery of lean content along with the ability to impact organizational and continuous improvement outcomes were favored. Originality/value: Lean leadership education is valued learning by organizational leaders. As so, higher education institutions must be aware of matching better organizational needs with learning experiences. This paper presents a survey that intended to do this in an original way. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01