Clay Workshop as Staff’s Competency Self-Evaluation Related to Business Strategy

Riitta Forsten-Astikainen and Kyllikki Taipale-Erävala
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Riitta Forsten-Astikainen: University of Oulu, Finland
Kyllikki Taipale-Erävala: University of Oulu, Finland

International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning, 2018, vol. 7, issue 2, 141-164

Abstract: This case study examines staff members’ self-evaluations of competency relative to a set business strategy and firm’s strategic goals. The study employed a rarely utilized arts-based research approach focused on a clay workshop in conjunction with storytelling. The data was collected via interviews with 16 staff members participating in strategy discussions. The research demonstrated that the inclusion of staff members in a firm’s strategy efforts can produce more diversity and greater creativity by increasing the utilization of reflection as a strategic method. The originality of this study lies in the methodology: a clay-centered workshop was utilized to produce staff’s reflections.

Keywords: self-evaluation; competency; clay workshop; case study; Finland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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