The Role of Reflection in Managerial Learning

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The Role of Reflection in Managerial Learning Theory, Research, and Practice

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Kent W. Seibert, Marilyn W. Daudelin

ISBN: 1-56720-259-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-259-5

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256 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 9/30/1999

List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £82.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: Challenging work experiences are the richest source of learning for today's managers. Yet lessons embedded in these experiences are not always obvious. This comprehensive book describes a critical yet under-researched element of how managers learn from these experiences: reflection. Today's workplace demands continual learning, which in turn requires reflection. While this book supports the prevailing view that reflection is central to experiential learning, it challenges the traditional views that it is the same as contemplation, that it is incompatible with management, and that it is time-consuming and unnatural for managers.

Original quantitative and qualitative research reported in this book indicates that two different yet complementary modes of managerial reflection exist: active and proactive. Active reflection is something that managers naturally engage in during challenging job experiences, whereas managers must be prompted to engage in proactive reflection. Both modes involve processes of intentional inquiry. Different forces are necessary to stimulate each type of reflection. Based on these findings, the claim is made that the potential to learn from experience is greatest when managers intentionally engage in both modes. Accordingly, a holistic model that integrates active and proactive reflection is presented. This model has important implications for theorists and researchers of managerial learning by identifying previously unreported aspects of reflection. It is also relevant to practitioners and companies who desire to enhance what their managers learn from their workplace experience.

Table of Contents:

Introduction--Reflection in Managerial Learning: The Need and a New Approach
The Contributions and Limitations of Existing Perspectives of Reflection
Reflection in Management
Reflection in Education
Approaches to Investigating Reflection: Inductive and Deductive Research
An Inductive Exploration of Reflection at Food Corp and Health Co
A Theory-Building Study of Active Reflection
Overview of Active Reflection
How Active Reflection Operates
The Role of Timing, Intuition, and Emotion
Influences of Active Reflection: An Overview
Key Influences that Enable Active Reflection and Learning
A Deductive Examination of Reflection at Tech Inc
An Experimental Study of Proactive Reflection
How Reflecting Alone and With Others Enhances Learning
A New, Holistic Perspective of Reflection
An Integrated Model of Active and Proactive Reflection
Implications for Theory and Future Research
Practical Implications: Enhancing Managerial Learning
References

About the Author: KENT W. SEIBERT is Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at Wheaton College./e His scholarly work and managerial experience at three Fortune 200 firms have focused primarily on management learning and development.

MARILYN W. DAUDELIN is a writer and consultant specializing in helping people learn from their challenging work experiences using reflection strategies./e She has over 20 years experience as an internal consultant and program manager at Polaroid Corporation.

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