TY - JOUR
AU - Kozlowski, Steve 
                      W. J.
AB - Organizational Change, Informal Learning, and Adaptation: Emerging Trends in Training and Continuing Education by Steve W. J. Kozlowski Editor's Note: This essay is an adaptation of the second ann ual Lydia S. and Samuel S. Dubin Lecture, Emerging Issues in Training and Development Research, presented by the author at the Pennsylvania State University on May 3, 1 994. A multitude of changes are affecting the nature of organizations, the way work is designed, our expectations of employees, and even the way we conceive of careers. Rapid technological innovation and the widespread downsizing of organizations represent just some of the recent influences driving these changes. Change creates a need for adaptation by or_ganizations and individual employees. Most often, our efforts to promote adaptation have involved con tinuing education and other formal training interventions. Although change that affects organizations and the workforce is certainly not a new phenomenon, what makes recent changes different are their pe rvasive influence and far reaching implications. I beli eve that they necessi tate a close look at the way we conceive and conduc t continuing education. Continuing education has been, perhaps, most salient in the technical occupations and professions, where skill obsolescence due to the 
TI - Organizational Change, Informal Learning, and Adaptation: Emerging Trends in Training and Continuing Education
JF - The Journal of Continuing Higher Education
DO - 10.1080/07377366.1995.10400916
DA - 1995-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/organizational-change-informal-learning-and-adaptation-emerging-trends-WmtfYgjesK
SP - 2
EP - 11
VL - 43
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -