Workspace Flexibility: How Individual Workspace Needs Relate to Organizational Goals
5/13/13 by Robin BellerbyDo you relate to Dilbert's view of the work environment as endless rows of bland cubicles or are you fortunate to work in an environment that promotes creativity and flexibility? Organizations are increasingly turning to flexible work environments to decrease costs and/or improve productivity. But what does this mean to the individual employee? What are the potential drawbacks and benefits organizations need to understand?
MSLOC Online - April 2013
5/10/13 by MSLOCStudents, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about strategic change, leadership, knowledge management, and learning and development. Browse the April 2013 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this spring!
MSLOC Online - March 2013
4/15/13 by MSLOCStudents, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about strategic change, leadership, knowledge management, learning and development and design. Browse the March 2013 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this spring!
The Silent Team Member: How a Lack of Self-Efficacy Can Lead to Self-Limiting Behavior in the Context of Team Decision Making
4/8/13 by Lissa Burt"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't -- you're right" - Henry Ford
The assumption behind the modern work team is that better decisions are made through sharing and discussion of diverse points of view. However, there are a number of factors — including organizational culture, personality, cultural diversity, and level of experience — that can prevent team members from feeling confident about their ability to add value to the decision making process. This article explores how an individual team member’s lack of self-efficacy can lead to self-limiting of contributions to the team decision making process.
Never Too Old for New Habits
3/19/13 by Susan Barrett KellyExamining organizational change is clearly central to the MSLOC program. Through a series of blog posts about changing habits, Susan Barrett Kelly, a faculty member and alumna of MSLOC, shares with us a detailed look at individual change.
MSLOC Online - February 2013
3/6/13 by MSLOCStudents, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations. Browse the February 2013 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this spring!
Find Big Wins by Setting Exponential Goals
3/1/13 by Teresa TorresMeasurement is a very critical element for all organizations. At MSLOC, we constantly explore the various elements of designing good measures for assessing both tangible and intangible results. MSLOC student and Knowledge Lens guest blogger Teresa Torres explores this topic as it relates to product development.
MSLOC Online - January 2013
2/4/13 by MSLOCStudents, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations. Browse the January 2013 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this winter!
MSLOC Online - Fall 2012
1/3/12 by MSLOCStudents, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations. Review the Fall 2012 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this winter!
Problem Solving Knowledge Transfer: An Expert's Perspective
2/5/13 by DeAnna MyersKnowledge organizations commonly attempt to sustain their intellectual capital by utilizing in-house experts to train novice staff, but an expert’s ability to predict what is necessary to transfer knowledge to novice learners can be compromised by biases associated with an expert’s superior level of expertise (Hinds, 1999). Findings from this MSLOC Capstone study suggest that experts misdiagnose novice learning needs and though they usually attempt to adjust content to accommodate the novice learner, those adjustments are less successful than the experts perceive.
MSLOC Online - August / September 2012
10/6/12 by Keeley SoroktiStudents, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University's MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program regularly share knowledge and resources online about transforming organizations. Review the August/September 2012 highlights from Twitter, blogs, Google+ and other online resources. Then join the conversation this fall!
Managing Boundaries Between Work and Family: Comparison of Satisfaction Levels Between Part-Time and Full-Time Working Mothers
7/30/12 by Keeley Sorokti, MSLOC 2011Many dual-income couples with children report working too many hours and struggle with managing the increasingly overlapping work and family domains. This study investigates whether there are differences in satisfaction with job, job flexibility, work-family balance, and family by comparing part-time and full-time working mothers.
Personal Resources Training: A New Approach for Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage
6/9/12 by Renetta McCannPsychological Capital (also known as personal resources) describes the within-person capacities of self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience. Targeted towards training & development professionals, this paper presents the findings of a study designed to identify an influential indicator in the selection of preferred training methods across these four within-person capacities.
Improving Team Performance Through 360-Degree Feedback
5/18/12 by Nicole Thompson (MSLOC Student)It is important to understand the challenges to implementing 360-degree feedback in a team setting to gain the anticipated benefits of increased individual self-awareness, transparent communication and ultimately improved team performance.
Managerial Success and Failure in the Law Firm Context
4/26/12 by Mary Gardner, MSLOC 2012Lawyers and law firms are of particular interest in the management context because of the natural tension between the practicing law firm lawyer and the manager. This study examines managerial success and failure of mid-level attorney managers in becoming senior attorney managers in law firms.
Are We Ready to Innovate?
7/28/11 by By Eric Doctors (MSLOC student)Organizations in the current global competitive environment are under increasing pressure to innovate rapidly to deliver breakthrough ideas and products to the market in what has been described as a shift from a knowledge economy to a creativity economy (Berner, Brady, & Nussbaum, 2005).
Team-Based Rewards Structures and Their Impact on Team Trust
7/28/11 by Courtney Calinog (MSLOC student)Trust is a critical ingredient to ensuring a healthy team dynamic, with its absence dramatically hindering team success in any organizational context.



