Working Culture

Interactions of organizational culture and collaboration in working and learning

ABSTRACT This paper reports the methodologies and findings of research done by the Enterprise Social Learning Architecture (ESLA) Task into learning processes in two diverse environments within the Australian Defence Organisation. The research focused on identifying factors that enable and facilitate social learning. These factors are discussed in view of the preliminary architecture proposed b...

1 Partnership working andorganisational culture Edward Peck and Helen Dickinson

In discussions of partnership working between health and social care agencies, one issue seems to recur more than any other: culture. Furthermore, it appears simultaneously to be both an aspiration for partnerships (e.g. to change culture) and an obstacle to partnerships (e.g. conflicts rooted in culture). This concurrent recognition of the importance of, and uncertainty about, culture is refle...

Towards a Third Culture or Working in Between

Artists working with computer and other technologies that are a product of the scientific world are also informed and inspired by the exciting innovations and discoveries taking place in science. We are keenly interested in what the cultural critics and commentators from the humanities have to say on the meaning and impact these discoveries and innovations have on culture and society. Scientist...

Supporting culture change: working toward smarter state nursing home regulation.

The traditional nursing home regulatory approach, which uses survey and enforcement to achieve performance improvement, has created tensions between providers and surveyors. It has had limited success in improving quality overall and not necessarily allowed innovation to flourish. This has been the perception of many homes wanting to undergo transformative "culture change" reforms. To move towa...

A Promotion of Enterprise Culture: Theory and Practices - Working Paper