The application of group consensus theory to aid organizational learning and sustainable innovation development in manufacturing enterprises

Andrew Thomas*, Mark Francis, Ron Fisher, Claire Haven-Tang

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Abstract

This paper will describe and develop a method of exploring situated knowledge within Manufacturing organisations, with employees from a four-tier supply chain utilising a form of Group Consensus Theory (GCT). The approach attempts to identify the attitudes of companies to the development human competencies and, will identify the challenges to improving Organisational Learning in companies through identifying the emotions and politics of leadership and learning in order to articulate how situated knowledge is ignored, as well as utilised. Direct feedback from industrialists will inform the analysis of how and in what way UK manufacturers can meet these challenges. The method developed is practical, and may be used by organisations for themselves to aid the development of group as well as individual reflection, to stimulate the consideration of change.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Manufacturing Technology XXXI - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2017, Incorporating the 32nd National Conference on Manufacturing Research
EditorsJames Gao, Mohammed El Souri, Simeon Keates
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages307-312
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781614997849
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2017 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Sept 20177 Sept 2017

Publication series

NameAdvances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Volume6
ISSN (Print)2352-751X
ISSN (Electronic)2352-7528

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, ICMR 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period5/09/177/09/17

Keywords

  • Food manufacturing
  • Innovation
  • Supply chain
  • Survey

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