PETER SMITH

RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• PUBLICATIONS
• PRESENTATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

• Smith, P., Getting Started As A Learning Organization, in Watkins K.E. and Marsick, V.J., Sculpting The Learning Organization, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1993

• Drew, S.A.W. & Smith, P., The Learning Organization: Change Proofing and Strategy, The Learning Organization, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1995

• Drew, S.A.W. & Smith P., The New Logistics Management: Transformation Through Organizational Learning, Logistics Information Management, Vol. 8 No. 1, 1995

• Peters, J. & Smith, P., Developing High Potential Staff - An Action Learning Approach, J. Workplace Learning, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1996

• Smith, P.A.C. and Saint-Onge, H., The Evolutionary Organization: Avoiding A Titanic Fate, The Learning Organization, Vol. 3, No. 4, 1996 .... Awarded Best Paper in Journal, 1997 MCB Literati Awards.

• Smith, P.A. and Levinson, S.L., Business Simulations Are Not Just For Finance, Organizations & People, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1996

• Smith, P.A.C. and Peters, J., The Corporate Leadership Crisis: Break Out This Way, The Learning Organization, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1997 - Cited in ANBAR "Hall of Fame: Best Practical Applications" http://www.anbar.co.uk/awards/citations/

• Smith, P.A.C., Q'ing Action Learning: More On Minding Our Ps and Qs, Management Decision, Vol. 35, No. 5, 1997

• Smith, P.A.C. and Peters V.J., Action Learning - Worth A Closer Look, Ivey Business Quarterly, Autumn 1997

• Smith, P.A.C., Performance Learning, Management Decision, Vol. 35, No. 10, 1997

• Smith P A C, Peters V J, Action Learning Is Worth A Closer Look, Business Quarterly, Vol. 62, No. 1, Autumn 1997 - Cited in ANBAR "Hall of Fame: Best Practical Applications" http://www.anbar.co.uk/awards/citations/

• Peters, J. and Smith, P.A.C., Learn To Ask The Right Questions, J. Workplace Learning, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., Systemic Knowledge Management: Managing Organizational Assets For Competitive Advantage, J. Knowledge Management Practice, April, 1998 ; www.tlainc.com/jkmpv1.htm

• Smith, P.A.C., Systemic Knowledge Management - Managing Organizational Assets For Competitive Advantage, Asian Strategy Leadership Institute Review, Vol. 6, 1998

• Drew, S.A.W., and Smith, P.A.C., The New Logistics Management: Transformation Through Organizational Learning, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 28, No. 9/10, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., and Peters, J., Learning About Service Quality, Managing Service Quality, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1998; reprinted in Global Anthological Journal of Action Learning, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., Action Learning: Praxiology Of Variants, Industrial & Commercial Training, Vol. 30, No. 7, 1998

• Peters, J., and Smith, P.A.C., Action Learning and the Leadership Development Challenge, J. Workplace Learning, Vol. 10, No. 6/7, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C. & Tosey, P., Assessing The Learning Organization - Part 1: Theoretical Foundations, The Learning Organization, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1999

• Tosey, P. & Smith, P.A.C., Assessing The Learning Organization - Part 2: Exploring Practical Assessment Approaches, The Learning Organization, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1999

• Smith, Peter A. C., The Learning Organization Ten Years On: A Case Study, The Learning Organization, Vol. 6, No. 5, 1999

• Smith, Peter A.C. & Day, Abby, Strategic Planning As Action Learning, Organisations & People, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2000

• O'Neil, J. and Smith, P.A., Action Learning: Real Work, Real Learning, ASTD What Works On Line, 1Q2000, http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/research/What_Works/

• Smith, Peter A.C., Action Learning And Reflective Practice In Project Environments That Are Related To Leadership Development, Management Learning Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2001

• Smith, Peter A.C.and Sharma, M., Developing Personal Responsibility and Leadership Traits in All Your Employees, Part 1: Shaping and Harmonizing The High-Performance Drivers, Management Decision, Vol. 40, No. 8, 2002

• Smith, Peter A.C.and Sharma, M., Developing Personal Responsibility and Leadership Traits in All Your Employees, Part 2: Optimally Shaping and Harmonizing Focus, Will and Capability, Management Decision, Vol. 40, No. 9, 2002

• Smith, Peter A.C. and Sharma, M., A Performance-Based Approach to Knowledge Management, Part 1,March, 2002; http://www.tlainc.com/jkmpv3.htm

• Smith, Peter A.C.and Sharma, M., A Performance-Based Approach to Knowledge Management, Parts 2, March, 2002; http://www.tlainc.com/jkmpv3.htm

• Smith, Peter A.C.and Sharma, M., A Performance-Based Approach to Knowledge Management, Parts 3, March, 2002; http://www.tlainc.com/jkmpv3.htm

• Smith, Peter A.C.and Sharma, M., Rationalizing The Promotion Of Non-Rational Behaviors In Organizations, The Learning Organization, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2002

• Smith, P.A.C., and McLaughlin, M., Succeeding With Knowledge Management: Getting The People Factors Right, Proceedings: 6th World Congress on Intellectual Capital & Innovation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, January 16, 2003

• Smith, P.A.C.and O'Neil, J., A Review of Action Learning Literature 1994 - 2000, Part 1 - Bibliography and Comments, J. Workplace Learning, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2003

• Smith, P.A.C.and O'Neil, J., A Review of Action Learning Literature 1994 - 2000, Part 2 - Signposts into the Literature, J. Workplace Learning, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2003

• Smith, P.A.C., Éxito en la Gestión del Conocimiento: La Importancia de las relaciones (Successful Knowledge Management: The Importance of Relationships), Sociedad & Conocimiento, Año 1, No. 1, Diciembre, 2003

• Smith, P.A.C., Guest editorial: Special Issue, “Implications of Complexity and Chaos Theories for Organizations That Learn”, The Learning Organization, Vol. 10, No. 6, 2003

• Smith, P.A.C. and McLaughlin, M., Knowledge Management: People Are Important! January, 2004; http://www.tlainc.com/jkmpv5.htm

• Smith, P.A.C. and McLaughlin, M., Knowledge Management: Getting The People-Factors Right, Organisations & People, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2004

• Smith, P.A.C., Organisational Change Elements of Establishing, Facilitating and Supporting CoP: Knowledge Management, CoP and Social Capital, in Coakes, E. and Clarke, S. (Eds) (2005) “Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management”, Idea Group, Hershey PA

• Smith, P.A.C., Collective Learning Within CoP, in Coakes, E. and Clarke, S. (Eds) (2005) “Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management”, Idea Group, Hershey PA

• Smith, P.A.C., Enhancing Strategic Capital, in Coate, P. (Ed) (2005) “Handbook of Business Strategy”, Emerald Group Publishing, Bradford UK

• Smith, P.A.C., “Developing the ‘Adult’ Leader”; http://www.tlainc.com/ldrwhpap.htm reproduced in Boseman, G. (2005) “Field Management Seminar Notes: Developing New Leadership Competencies For Productivity & Profitability“, The American College

• Smith, P.A.C., Guest Editorial: Special Issue, “Knowledge Sharing”, The Learning Organization, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2005

• Smith, P.A.C., Knowledge Sharing & Strategic Capital: The Importance & Identification of Opinion Leaders, The Learning Organization, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2005

• Smith, P.A.C., Gestión del Conocimiento – La Importancia de los “Lideres de Opinión”: Implementing Knowledge Management - The Importance of “Opinion Leaders”, Sociedad & Conocimiento, Año 3, No. 5, Octubre, 2005

• Smith, P.A.C., Coakes, E., Obteniendo la Ventaja Competitiva: Cumunidades de Innovación: Gaining the Competitive Edge: Communities of Innovation, Sociedad & Conocimiento, Año 4, No. 7, Noviembre 2006

• Smith, P.A.C., Guest Editorial: Special Issue, “Facilitating Organizational Learning And Knowledge Management In Transnational Organizations”, The Learning Organization, Volume 13 Number 6, 2006

• Coakes, E., Smith, P.A.C., Developing Communities of Innovation by identifying Opinion Leaders, Special Issue “Communities Of Practice: One Size Fits All?” The Learning Organization, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2007

• Smith, P.A.C., Case Study: Planning As Learning, Action Learning Research and Practice, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2007

• Coakes, E., Smith, P.A.C., “Supporting Innovation: Communities of Practice and Change”; http://www.tlainc.com/jkmpv8si07.htm

• Smith, P.A.C., Guest Editorial: Special Issue, “The Relevance Of Systems Thinking And System Dynamics”, The Learning Organization, Vol. 14, No. 6, 2007

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PRESENTATONS

• Smith, P.A., The Organizational Learning System (OLS): A Systemic Approach To Realizing Your "Ideal" Learning Organization, The Canadian Institute Conference On The Learning Organization, Toronto, Canada, June 21-22, 1993 (Published in Conference Proceedings)

• Smith, P.A., The Learning Organization: A Theoretical Framework, The Institute Of Public Administration of Canada Conference On The Learning Organization, Regina, Canada, December 1, 1993

• Drew, S.A.W. and Smith P., Agile Competition: "Change Proofing" And Strategy, Creating The Agile Organization: Models, Metrics And Pilots, Agility Forum: 4th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1995 (Published in Conference Proceedings)

• Smith, P.A.C., Using Core Competencies To Build A Learning Organization, Canadian Institute Conference On Core Competencies And HR Management, Toronto, January 30-31, 1995 (Published in Conference Proceedings)

• Smith, P.A.C. and Birk, K., Realizing Highly Self-Directed Work Teams: A Process for Defining and Developing Team Competency at CIBC, Canadian Institute Conference On Core Competencies And HR Management, Toronto, January 30-31, 1995 (Published in Conference Proceedings)

• Smith, P.A.C., Symposium: Using Technology To Support Strategic HR Management, Canadian Association Of Human Resource Systems Professionals, Toronto, June 15, 1995

• Drew, S.A.W. and Smith P., Competitive Advantage Through Knowledge Management: A System Dynamics Approach, International Conference Of The System Dynamics Society, Boston, MA, 1996 (Published in Conference Proceedings)

• Smith, P.A.C., Learning To Lead Through Action Learning, Annual Conference; International Foundation For Action Learning - Canada, Toronto, October 30-31, 1997

• Smith, P.A.C., Reflection: The Indispensable Element, First International LIM Conference, Cartagena, Columbia, April 1-4, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., Action Learning In Action, Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, Canada, April 30, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., Executive Performance Management, INSIGHT Conference, Competency Based Performance Management, Toronto, May 27-28, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., Building Real Capability Through Action Learning, Annual Conference; International Foundation For Action Learning - Canada, Toronto, September 17-18, 1998

• Smith P.A.C. and Schubert, R., Toward An Evolutionary Consulting Philosophy, KPMG HRCG National Conference, Toronto, October 15-17, 1998

• Smith, P.A.C., Action Learning; The Best Way To Learn Might Just Be By Doing, 37th Annual BC Human Resources Management Association Conference On Pathways To The Future, Whistler, BC, May 5-7, 1999

• Smith, P.A.C., Creating Our International Action Learning Framework, Conference of International Foundation For Action Learning - Worldwide, Klippan, Sweden, May 20-22, 1999

• Smith P.A.C., The Learning Organization: Ten Years On, Lebanese American University Management Conference On Learning Organizations: Management Concepts, Strategies, and Applications, Beirut-Lebanon, June 4-5 1999

• Smith, P.A.C., Action Learning And Reflective Practice, Symposium - Project Based Learning: Using Reflective Practices To Enhance Learning Outcomes, Academy Of Management Conference (MED, ODC, MC Divisions), Chicago, August 9-11, 1999

• Smith, P.A.C., Leadership Development At Canadian National Rail: An Action Learning Approach, 3rd Annual Conference; International Foundation For Action Learning - Canada, Edmonton, October 21 - 22, 1999

• Smith, P.A.C., and Day, A., Strategic Planning As Action Learning, Strategy 2000: Linking New Strategy To Organizational Transformation, Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, Canada, November 29, 2000

• Smith, P.A.C., Keynote Address "Action Learning - Past, Present and Future" International Foundation For Action Learning Conference "Action Learning, Management Courses, Business Value" Manchester UK, November 30, 2000

• Smith, P.A.C., Workshop "Strategic Planning As Action Learning" International Foundation For Action Learning Conference "Action Learning, Management Courses, Business Value" Manchester UK, November 30, 2000

• Smith, P.A.C., Keynote Address "Action Learning - Issues & Actions To Facilitate Global Learning", International Community of Action Learners (ICAL), 2nd Bi-Annual Conference, Toronto, August 22-24, 2001

• Smith, P.A.C., Workshop "Cultivating A Knowledge Sharing And Learning Culture; Building A Better Workplace", Environment Canada, Ottawa, March 28, 2002

• Smith, P.A.C., Workshop "Creating Performance Excellence: Leveraging Personal Responsibility And Leadership", MiL, 25th Anniversary Conference, Klippan, Sweden, May 30 - June 1, 2002

• Smith, P.A.C., and McLaughlin, M., "Succeeding With Knowledge Management: Getting The People Factors Right", 6th World Congress on Intellectual Capital & Innovation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, January 16, 2003

• Smith, P.A.C., "Knowledge Management: Opinion Leaders & Product Leverage", Invited Paper, Knowledge Management Forum - Best Practices, Kraft Europe, London, UK, February 25, 2004

• Smith, P.A.C., "The Small World Of Hubs, Spanners & Brokers", Invited Lecture, BCS 6th Annual Socio-technical Lecture Series, University of Westminster, London, UK, November 10, 2004

• Smith, P.A.C., Using Network Visualization & Analysis To Enrich Leadership Development & Succession Planning, Canadian Society for Training & Development, 2006 National Symposium “Leadership Development & Succession Planning Strategy”, Calgary, May 4, 2006

• Coakes, E. and Smith, P.A.C., Communities Of Practice And Change - Supporting Innovation, 1st International Conference, Future Challenges & Current Issues In Business Information, Organisation & Process Management, Centre for Business Information, Organisation and Process Management, University of Westminster Business School, London UK, 29 June 2006

• Coakes, E. and Smith, P.A.C., Using Communities Of Practice For Sustainable Change Management: A Commentary, KMAC2006, 3rd Knowledge Management Aston Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, U.K., 17 July 2006

• Smith, P.A.C., Enhancing A Central Bank’s Effectiveness Through Knowledge Management, Centre for Central Banking Studies Conference, Bank of England, London U.K., 19 – 20 December 2006

• Smith, P.A.C. and Coakes, E., "Gaining Competitive Advantage: Communities of Innovation", 28th McMaster World Congress, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 24 - 26 January, 2007

• Coakes, E., Smith, P.A.C., Hine, M., Smith, S., and Ramirez, A. (Chair),"Socio-Tech Approach in Information Systems", Panel Session , ASAC Conference - IS Division, Ottawa, Canada, 3 June, 2007

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