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Clay Workshop as Staff’s Competency Self-Evaluation Related to Business Strategy
Clay Workshop as Staff’s Competency Self-Evaluation Related to Business Strategy

Author(s): Riitta Forsten-Astikainen, Kyllikki Taipale-Erävala
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Methodology and research technology, Economic development
Published by: Mednarodna fakulteta za družbene in poslovne študije
Keywords: self-evaluation; competency; clay workshop; case study; Finland;

Summary/Abstract: This case study examines staff members’ self-evaluations of competency relative to a set business strategy and firm’s strategic goals. The study employed a rarely utilized arts-based research approach focused on a clay workshop in conjunction with storytelling. The data was collected via interviews with 16 staff members participating in strategy discussions. The research demonstrated that the inclusion of staff members in a firm’s strategy efforts can produce more diversity and greater creativity by increasing the utilization of reflection as a strategic method. The originality of this study lies in the methodology: a clay-centered workshop was utilized to produce staff’s reflections.

  • Issue Year: 7/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 141-164
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English