Erasmus+ Project Leaders' Learning Potential as a Sustainability Facilitator in the Times of Covid-19 Pandemic

• Autorzy: Paweł Poszytek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The aim of the article is to answer the question if Erasmus+ project leaders' organizational learning potential can support them in sustaining their transnational cooperation during turbulent and challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: The research uses a composite index to define Erasmus+ project leaders' learning potential and seeks the relations between the results from this index and the sustainability of Erasmus+ projects. Additionally, predictive analysis in the form of logistic regression in relation to Erasmus+ project leaders' proactiveness, innovation and openness is carried out. Findings: The obtained results prove that Erasmus+ project leaders' learning potential, their pro-activeness and the ability to adapt to new conditions facilitate the sustainability of Erasmus+ projects in the times of COVID-19 pandemic. Research limitations/implications: The research is based on a large sample of Erasmus+ leaders but the researched group is very specific. The research sheds a new light on Erasmus+ projects' organizational potential. Practical implications: The research proves useful for practitioners who manage European educational cooperation projects. Social implications: The research proves the importance of learning potential within networks. Originality/value: The discussion is placed in the broader context of relational and network approach to management of modern organizations. The discussion fills in a research gap in the research on organizational aspects of Erasmus+ projects.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Erasmus programme; COVID-19; Learning organisations; Team leader

PL

Program Erasmus; COVID-19; Organizacje uczące się; Lider w grupie

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: z. 155 Contemporary Management
• Strony: 451--460

Twórcy

autor

Paweł Poszytek

• Foundation for the Development of the Education System, Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2022.155.28