Journal article
A population of learners: A new way to measure organizational learning
Journal of operations management, Vol.16(5), pp.515-528
1998
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(97)00017-X
Abstract
In this paper we describe an approach that enables managers to systematically describe patterns of skill learning in large populations of front-line workers. The method fits individualized learning curves to the work performance histories of every member of a population. The resulting set of `best-fit' parameter estimates represents a parsimonious summary of the many learning behaviors that are taking place. A case study demonstrated the descriptive power of the model using electronically collected data on 3874 episodes of individual learning in a large US manufacturing firm.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A population of learners: A new way to measure organizational learning
- Creators
- Mustafa Uzumeri - Auburn UniversityDavid Nembhard - Auburn University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of operations management, Vol.16(5), pp.515-528
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0272-6963(97)00017-X
- ISSN
- 0272-6963
- eISSN
- 1873-1317
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1998
- Academic Unit
- Business Analytics; Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984187070402771
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