Learning And Development Practitioners in Organisations: Organising, Belonging, Learning And Performing Tensions

Garavan Thomas ()
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Garavan Thomas: Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland and National College of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

The Irish Journal of Management, 2023, vol. 42, issue 2, 88-103

Abstract: This paper provides a review of the literature on the learning and development (L&D) role in organisations using the lens of paradox theory. I evaluate prior literature and organise it around four paradoxes: organising, belonging, learning and performing. The L&D organisational role is fraught with paradox due to tensions around organising, belonging, learning and performance. I evaluate the different ways in which L&D practitioners respond to these tensions, I highlight future research avenues and suggest practice implications for L&D practitioners.

Keywords: L&D Practitioners; Paradox Theory; Organising; Belonging; Learning; Performing; Research and Practice Implications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/ijm-2023-0015

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