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Develop Strategic Thinkers Throughout Your Organization
February 9, 2014 Editor 0
In study after study, strategic thinkers are found to be among the most highly effective leaders. And while there is an abundance of courses, books, articles and opinions on the process of strategic planning, the focus is typically on an isolated process that might happen once or twice per year. In contrast, a true strategic […]
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Universities doing R&D for industry, students get experience
February 3, 2014 Editor 0
An encouraging trend in South African universities is the maturing collaboration with industry, where companies are actively involved in preparing students for the workplace, says Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Department of Computer Sciences Professor André Calitz. Companies are employing masters and doctoral graduates, sponsoring research projects and taking in students on internships so that […]
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Preparing the Poor and Vulnerable for Digital Jobs
November 2, 2013 Editor 0
Demand-driven training programs ensure that the digital skills people learn are right for the job they are seeking. Go to Source
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Looking to Join the Lean Start-up Movement?
May 1, 2013 Editor 0
I love Lean. In my eyes, the work Steve Blank, Eric Ries, and others have done to provide a cogent, accessible frame around the academic concepts of emergent strategy is one of the most important contributions to the innovation movement over the past few years. I have repeatedly stated that the next wave of innovation […]
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Generative team learning in Web 2.0 environments
December 10, 2012 Editor 0
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how teams work and learn in Web 2.0 environments. Web 2.0 technologies enable geographically dispersed teams to work in synchronous and nonsynchronous modes of interaction in dynamic, self-directed ways, within and across team boundaries, thereby avoiding some of the limitations of earlier generations of […]
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Can The Implementation Of E-Learning Technologies Help To Address Learning Challenges? Evidence From A Small Island University
September 25, 2012 Editor 0
This paper tries to explore the different ways in which online learning platforms can be used to address learning challenges for students at the University of Mauritius. The main challenges identified were in the form of large number of students in class, the lecturer being unable to give individual attention to each student and the inability to cover all material in the given time frame
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