Re-considering the nature of work in complex adaptive organisations – fluid work as a driver of learning through work

Lizier, AL

Re-considering the nature of work in complex adaptive organisations – fluid work as a driver of learning through work

Lizier, AL

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Workplace Learning, 2021, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print)
Issue Date:: 2021-09-08

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dc.contributor.author	Lizier, AL
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-06T02:58:38Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-06T02:58:38Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-08
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Workplace Learning, 2021, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print)
dc.identifier.issn	1366-5626
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/150861
dc.description.abstract	<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper aims to draw on data from a study of professionals’ experiences of work and learning framed by a complex adaptive systems approach to examine the nexus of work and learning in complex adaptive organisations.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p>The study used an adapted phenomenographic approach and the complex adaptive systems conceptual framework (CAOCF) to analyse data from semi-structured interviews with fourteen professionals from a variety of organisations and industry sectors within Sydney, Australia.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>The findings highlight that work in complex adaptive organisations is best described as fluid work. Further, the findings suggest that fluid work influences professionals towards flexible learning approaches that take place in the flow of work.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper empirically demonstrates the nexus of work and learning as experienced by professionals in their day-to-day work, as well as the ways in which fluid work influences flexible and adaptable learning through participation in work.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Emerald
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Workplace Learning
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/jwl-09-2020-0152
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dc.subject	1301 Education Systems, 1503 Business and Management
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management
dc.title	Re-considering the nature of work in complex adaptive organisations – fluid work as a driver of learning through work
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Purpose This paper aims to draw on data from a study of professionals’ experiences of work and learning framed by a complex adaptive systems approach to examine the nexus of work and learning in complex adaptive organisations. Design/methodology/approach The study used an adapted phenomenographic approach and the complex adaptive systems conceptual framework (CAOCF) to analyse data from semi-structured interviews with fourteen professionals from a variety of organisations and industry sectors within Sydney, Australia. Findings The findings highlight that work in complex adaptive organisations is best described as fluid work. Further, the findings suggest that fluid work influences professionals towards flexible learning approaches that take place in the flow of work. Originality/value This paper empirically demonstrates the nexus of work and learning as experienced by professionals in their day-to-day work, as well as the ways in which fluid work influences flexible and adaptable learning through participation in work.

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