An empirical study on reflection and unlearning in the workplace

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26285078
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Matsuo Makoto 北海道大学, 経済学研究院, 教授 (20268593)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 楠見 孝 京都大学, 教育学研究科, 教授 (70195444) ; 高橋 潔 立命館大学, 総合心理学部, 教授 (90298555) ; 久永 忠 北海道大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 助教 (50452305)
• Research Collaborator: HISANAGA Makoto
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: リフレクション / アンラーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the role of reflection and unlearning in workplace learning. The findings are described as follows. First, we classified reflection and unlearning, and developed the scales for measuring them. Second, leader’s coaching and explorative activities, and management control systems facilitated individual reflection through team reflection, individual goal orientation and critical thinking. Third, team and organizational unlearning, inspired by organizational climates, environmental changes, and sense of crisis, as well as individual reflection, promoted individual unlearning. Finally, individual unlearning was positively related to performance, learning, skill acquisition, and autonomy.

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