Learning at work and competence: different contexts and meanings in the case of transition economy
In this paper, the author analyses the different patterns of learning one can find in the organisations of two contrasting economic fields representing different contexts for learning. The analysis concentrates on two different occupational groups at the medium skills level: specialists in the IT sector and skilled workers in the timber and furniture (T&F) sector. One of them belongs to the 'new' and another to the 'old' economy. He explains some of the reasons for the emergence of different patterns of learning and consequences they might have on the development of the organisations and indiv ... Show more
Authors: Loogma, Krista
Published: Bradford, England, Emerald, 2004
Resource type: Article
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