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  • 1.  Experiental Management

    Posted 10-12-2001 12:01
    Related to the recent discussion of active or experiential learning - I
    wanted to know if anyone has information about active/experiential
    management.A colleague and I are currently writing a chapter in which we
    make the argument that managers should spend up to 10% of their time
    actually DOING the work that their employees do (although realistically it
    will probably be up to 5%). Does anyone have any articles/work that would
    support this premise? (or go against it) Our rationale is that doing this
    experiential management will help with managerial learning, org. learning,
    communication processes, as well with managerial credibility, employee's
    feelings of task significance, and work group/organizational cohesion.
    Thanks, Sigal


    Sigal Barsade
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    Yale School of Management
    POB 208200
    New Haven, CT 06520
    (203)432-6159


  • 2.  Experiental Management

    Posted 10-12-2001 13:49
    All I know about is the Hamel/Prahalad work where they found that senior
    executives spend 97% of their time on operational issues.

    J.
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Barsade, Sigal" <Sigal.Barsade@yale.edu>
    To: <MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
    Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:00 AM
    Subject: Experiental Management


    > Related to the recent discussion of active or experiential learning - I
    > wanted to know if anyone has information about active/experiential
    > management.A colleague and I are currently writing a chapter in which we
    > make the argument that managers should spend up to 10% of their time
    > actually DOING the work that their employees do (although realistically it
    > will probably be up to 5%). Does anyone have any articles/work that would
    > support this premise? (or go against it) Our rationale is that doing this
    > experiential management will help with managerial learning, org. learning,
    > communication processes, as well with managerial credibility, employee's
    > feelings of task significance, and work group/organizational cohesion.
    > Thanks, Sigal
    >
    >
    > Sigal Barsade
    > Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    > Yale School of Management
    > POB 208200
    > New Haven, CT 06520
    > (203)432-6159