Richard EnnalsKingston University
Richard Ennals
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Skills and Expertise
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September 1990 - March 2013
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This chapter presents a Nordic-based research approach, aimed at encouraging dialogical processes and broad participation at work, in order to support workplace innovation. The approach has been implemented in Norway and Sweden. The chapter (a) presents the theoretical underpinning related to the dialogical approach to workplace innovation; (b) pre...
This short article is based on a keynote talk at the "Coping with the Future" conference at the University of Agder in October 2018. It has been updated to take account of the situation in September 2019.
Review of "Quality Beyond Borders: Dantotsu, or How to Achieve Best in Business", by David Hutchins, London, Routledge 2019. ISBN 978 1 138 56510 4.
Björn Gustavsen, with an original professional background as a lawyer and judge in his native Norway, had a formative role in organisational development processes in Norway, Sweden, Scandinavia and the European Union over four decades. Following in the tradition of Norwegian working life research by Trist and Thorsrud, he provided the conceptual fr...
Björn Gustavsen, with an original professional background as a lawyer and judge in his native Norway, had a formative role in organisational development processes in Norway, Sweden, Scandinavia and the European Union over four decades. Following in the tradition of Norwegian working life research by Trist and Thorsrud, he provided the conceptual fr...
F.M. CornfordBowes Bowes Cambridge 1908ISBN 0 370 00145 1
Peter R.A. Oeij, Diana Rus and Frank D. Pot (Editors)In the series Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-BeingSpringer, Switzerland 2017ISBN 978-3-319-56332-9 413 pp
Halvor Holtskog, Elias G. Carayannis, Aris Kaloudis and Geir RingenPalgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for GrowthPalgrave Macmillan, Switzerland 2018ISBN 978-3-319-41886-5
One can argue that Scandinavian countries have much of the essence of CSR incorporated in their culture and society. We use Norway as an example for this argument, by looking at the development of work-life since the 50s. Further, we use one highly industrialised area, Raufoss, as further proof of our claim of the lack of separate popularity of CSR...
Björn Gustavsen, with an original professional background as a lawyer and judge in his native Norway, has had a formative role in organizational development processes in Norway, Sweden, Scandinavia, and the European Union over four decades. Following in the tradition of Norwegian working life research by Trist and Thorsrud, he has provided the conc...
This book illustrates how applied social scientists and their research are integrated with stakeholders and practitioners in a local/regional setting, and how knowledge development is a mutual concern, made in, and dependent on, ongoing dialogue. Focusing on the Agder region, the southernmost region in Norway, researchers and contributors question...
The paper discusses the work of Wittgenstein, and traces the influences on Scandinavian followers, and in particular Toulmin, Goranzon and Gustavsen. It provides a fresh context for Workplace Innovation and Action Research.
This chapter explores work in the Skill and Technology tradition in Sweden, which links work and learning in a distinctive way, backed by a long intellectual tradition. There is a recognition of the limits of explicit knowledge, which is supported by computers. The key resource for organisations and individuals is Tacit Knowledge. Work in the field...
Björn Gustavsen, with an original professional background as a lawyer and judge in his native Norway, has had a formative role in organizational development processes in Norway, Sweden, Scandinavia, and the European Union over four decades. Following in the tradition of Norwegian working life research by Trist and Thorsrud, he has provided the conc...
Launching a new journal means beginning a distinctive new conversation. WorkplaceInnovation is about practice, and not just academic theory. The journal needs a place wherepractice is presented, and can influence the development of theory. Short articles arewelcome for the Forum Section in EJWI, facilitating debate and collaboration.
In this chapter, Sustainable Manufacturing as MCB, Halvor Holtskog, Richard Ennals, and Hans Chr Garmann Johnsen argue how sustainable manufacturing can be seen as combining the traditional manufacturing management perspective with organisational development and participatory perspectives. The definition of Sustainable Business Systems is different...
In this chapter, Higher Education in a Knowledge Society: how to close the knowledge divide, Richard Ennals and Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen discuss education policy in UK and Norway, and how national conditions might influence the role that universities take in social development. The new communicative reality: mobilisation and education breakin...
In this chapter, Management as Intervention, Richard Ennals presents ideas on an alternative perspective on management. The chapter seeks to apply ideas of sustainability, which is seen as mutual competence building development, to business management and business education. Management is presented in the context of the project “Higher Education in...
Mutual Competence Building has emerged as a key concept when working on this book with our colleagues at the University of Agder. In this conclusion we develop and explore the concept further in relation to sustainability. Our point of departure is the definition we presented in the introduction: mutual competence building is a conversation between...
Sustainability is a comprehensive concept. It addresses the complex relation between and effect of social and economic development. It is a concept that challenges us to see things in relation to each other and in a larger perspective. The sustainability challenge however, comes at a time when sciences and research has expanded but at the same time...
Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives address the gap between current practice and what is seen as more appropriate conduct by companies. The theory and practice of CSR is linked to how companies are defined, and the diverse legal contexts in which they operate, which effectively determine the scope for market forces. The employment relations...
We find many advocates of improvements in Quality. We can identify two traditions within the Quality Movement, concerned with Compliance and Empowerment. The two traditions entail different models of responsibility, with implications for Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Corporate Social Responsibility can be integral to the DNA of an organisation. Alternatively, it may be only skin deep, added to enhance the appearance.
We earlier used a simple definition of CSR as involving employers “going beyond the minimum” that is required by law. On that basis, the field is defined by legislation and regulations. Beyond what is made explicit in legal terms, there is scope for voluntary initiatives. To the extent that legislation varies around the world, the same will be true...
In the mythical world of “business”, rational decisions are supposedly made on the basis of considering all of the evidence. Much of this evidence will concern market information, as it is widely assumed that “market forces” will prevail. Real life is more complicated.
There has long been a managerialist approach to business and organisations. It has been assumed that a common set of management tools and techniques can be applied regardless of the domain of application. Management has become a field in itself, with domain knowledge relegated to a subordinate role. On this basis, students aspire to careers in “man...
The recent Workplace Innovation movement might usefully be contrasted with the Quality movement.
In the context of globalisation, there are now many distinguishable varieties of capitalism. Liberal Capitalism has had the highest profile in recent years, but it has faced spectacular problems in the wake of the collapse of financial markets, and ongoing recession. It has often been argued that there is no effective alternative, given the apparen...
In a given cultural situation, some responsibilities will be implicit or tacit, rather than explicit. This involves tacit knowledge at the level of organisations and societies. Access to that knowledge is far from easy. For outsiders, it may not be possible. Decisions may be inherently unsound.
The article sets out an experience-based account of“Learning from Differences”, underpinning engaged research as an alternative to conventional detached social science. There is a central focus on Action, and Action Research, with particular reference to policy development at regional level, and concerning older workers. The challenge is to enable...
Computers have become ubiquitous during our lifetimes and the life of our journal. Computers can help us to reflect on our own intellectual foundations and on our words, action and research, seen from inside and outside. Individuals can make a difference, making use of computers as tools, trying to make sense of the world, with the possibility of b...
The article introduces a new international educational community based on Students’ Quality Circles, in which industry and education have learned to collaborate for mutual benefit. In each country represented in this special issue, there have ...
The article introduces a new international educational community based on Students’ Quality Circles, in which industry and education have learned to collaborate for mutual benefit. In each country represented in this special issue, there have been distinctive bottom-up initiatives, informed by the experience of collaboration. We emphasise Quality a...
The article considers relations between the generations, with particular attention given to older workers, who also face the pressures of responsibilities to both parents and children. The situations in Norway and the UK are compared. The case is made for support structures, such as senior quality circles, at the threshold between employment and re...
It is supposedly easier to connect with other human beings in the era of ubiquitous technology. Connecting requires action and an element of risk taking in a context of dynamic uncertainty and incomplete information. The article explores what is involved in developing sustainable connections. We reflect on the context of “Socially Useful Artificial...
At a time of change and disorder, this article argues that the whole range of government policies need to be reviewed, and reconceptualised in terms of generations and relations between generations. This article concentrates on the UK, from a European perspective, and with particular reference to the Scandinavian Model. In the context of crisis, ne...
Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, of diverse kinds, address the gap between current practice and what is seen as
more appropriate conduct by companies. The theory and practice of CSR is linked to how companies are defined, and the diverse
legal contexts in which they operate, which effectively determine the scope for market forces. The e...
Turkey has played a pioneering role in the Quality movement in both industry and education, providing sound foundations for current development processes. Students' Quality Circles, or Imece Circles, have provided a focus in Turkey and internationally. In the context of Knowledge Society and Knowledge Economy, new forms of work organisation offer c...
The paper argues that conventional models of knowledge transfer are confused and mistaken. Books can be transferred between people. Knowledge is more complex. Knowledge transfer is not a linear process managed by administrators. It is a matter of culture change, with knowledge as integral to the culture.
Knowledge is socially constituted, and not s...
This paper draws on the authors more than 10 years of involvement in the action research experience of the Milan Community Network. It discusses the roles that community networks play in the Information Society: starting from a neat characterization ...
This paper draws on the authors more than 10 years of involvement in the action research experience of the Milan Community Network. It discusses the roles that community networks play in the Information Society: starting from a neat characterization ...
This paper draws on the authors more than 10 years of involvement in the action research experience of the Milan Community Network. It discusses the roles that community networks play in the Information Society: starting from a neat characterization ...
For more than a decade a consistent and radical approach to Workplace Innovation and Regional Development has been developed in South Western Norway, led by researchers linked to regional research institutes and university colleges. In this sparsely populated coastal region, enterprises have come together to form networks and development coalitions...
There is a long tradition in Norway of national programmes for enterprise development, linked to policies for regional development. The Agder Region of Southern Norway has participated in two national programmes (ED2000 and VC2010), and is now taking forward a new programme (VRI), led from the newly established University of Agder, working with Agd...
Artificial experts: social knowledge and intelligent machines by CollinsHM, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1990, pp 258, £17.95. - Volume 6 Issue 4 - Richard Ennals
As humanoid social robots are developed rapidly in recent years and experimented in social situations, comparing them to humans provides insights into practical as well as philosophical concerns. This study uses the theoretical framework of communication ...
As humanoid social robots are developed rapidly in recent years and experimented in social situations, comparing them to humans provides insights into practical as well as philosophical concerns. This study uses the theoretical framework of communication ...
This article presents and discusses “Virtual Links”. This builds on “The Golden Link”, a model which was developed to address
the challenge of how to make experience based competencies of senior workers available to the organisation and to younger
workers with less experience. “Virtual Links” support cross-generational communication and learning, a...
The paper reflects on the unique experience of social and technological development in Lithuania since the regaining of independence as a newly reshaped society constructing a distinctive competitive IST-based model at global level. This has presented Lithuanian pattern of how to integrate different experiences and relations between generations in...
Knowledge management is important in the construction industry, but there is a dramatic gap between rhetoric and reality, highlighting mistaken expectations of technology. We report on a case study of a major construction company. The UK construction industry, with scarce academic qualifications, and limited use of IT, depends on knowledge sharing,...
The extent to which game play is experienced as engaging is an important criterion for the playability of video games. This study investigates how video games can be designed towards increased levels of experienced engagement over time. For this purpose, ...
The extent to which game play is experienced as engaging is an important criterion for the playability of video games. This study investigates how video games can be designed towards increased levels of experienced engagement over time. For this purpose, ...
The Council for Education in World Citizenship has been working with Kingston University and the UK National Commission for UNESCO, taking advantage of global information technology developments in order to build new programmes for global citizenship education. The paper reports on practical experience, inviting new network partners. The IST-Africa...
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The aim of the project to teach skills to students, teachers, the disabled, NGO leaders, local governors, business people and community members based upon Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) Mindset. "İmece Circles" is the specific name and localized model of the Students' Quality Circles (SQC) to Turkish and world projects. It is a World Bank awarded model within the 2005 Turkey Creative Development Project Competition. For more information visit the web page: www.bilisimcimartilar.com/en
Here is the Champion project of ICT Community ICT Seagulls Project. It is from Sri Lanka. To get more info write to Dr Hayal Köksal (hayal@hayalkoksal.com). Thanks
Developing wider applications of Dialogue, Skill and Tacit Knowledge, for example in Sustainable Regional Development.
