Project Action Learning (PAL) Guidebook: Practical Learning in Organizations

Dr. Kris Law is currently the Associate Professor in Engineering Management and Education, in the School of Engineering, Deakin University, Australia. She also holds a Docentship (adjunct professorship) in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oulu University in Finland. Dr. Law obtained her PhD in Organization Learning and MPhil in Machining Processes as well a first degree in Industrial Engineering, at the City University of Hong Kong. She undertook a post-doctoral research scholarship in the National Taiwan University on a regional high-tech industry study and took up a visiting researcher position at the Graduate Institute of Industrial Engineering, National Taiwan University (2009-2011). She has also been invited as a visiting scholar in different countries, such as Taiwan, Thailand and Europe (Finland and Slovenia), and also been active as a professional OL consultant promoting project-based action learning (PAL) in high-tech organizations. Her expertise lies in Organizational Learning and Development (OLD), Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE), Engineering Education, and Smart Industrial Initiatives (SII). She has numerous publications including books, book chapters and journal articles (SCI and SSCI indexed).

Part 1: Fundamentals of organizational learning and learning organizations.-  What is organizational learning.- Organizational learning for value creation .- Factors involved in organizational learning.- Organizational learning Process as DELO.- Project based action learning as the vehicle.- The Setting for a PAL driven OL.- Part 3: Setting the PAL driven OL.-  Before building a PAL driven OL.- Kick start.- Building the Teams.