Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Management
RAS ID
8747
Abstract
Small business owner-managers are a difficult group to engage in training and learning activities and the delivery medium has often been cited as a reason. This paper reports the preliminary findings of a qualitative research project regarding small business owner-manager participation in an online collaborative learning forum. The findings suggest that three principle themes emerged to explain why some small business owner-managers participated in the forum. These include; access to a networked computer; the personal characteristics of the small business owner-manager, and the design of the online learning forum. The findings also suggest that learning styles need to be specifically tailored to suit the learner and that conventional learning delivery and styles may not be particularly appropriate to this cohort.
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Smith, T. L., Stoney, S. B., & Walker, E. A. (2009). An Analysis of Small Business Owners' Participation in Online Learning. Proceedings of 23rd ANZAM 2009. Melbourne, Victoria. Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd.