Editorial

Citation

Cervai, S. and Kekale, T. (2010), "Editorial", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 22 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/jwl.2010.08622haa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: Journal of Workplace Learning, Volume 22, Issue 8

At the age of three, children can generally walk without falling over, think and talk about issues relating directly to them and their daily lives, and act in a relatively self-confident manner to complete any tasks they are faced with (even if some tasks, such as tying their shoe laces, can still cause problems).

This is where we are now as Editors of the Journal of Workplace Learning; the current issue is the last in our third volume as editors. The journal statistics show good download numbers, about 150,000 a year by about 3,000 online readers; an increase of about 20 per cent during our three years at the helm. Now this could indicate that JWL is an exceptionally good journal and might result from Emerald’s drive to be at the forefront of electronic publishing. Whatever the causes it is clear that JWL is maintaining its status among the increasing number of journal titles in the field.

We have not planned this last issue of the 22nd volume around any specific topic, as we usually try to do. This time we have included a selection of interesting articles which have successfully passed through the review system. For this issue we promote “Adaptive learning and reduced cognitive uncertainty in a financial organization” by Antonsen, Thunberg, and Tiller; “Past organizational change and managerial evaluations of crisis: a case of double-loop learning effects in non-profit organizations” by Rita Mano; and “Human resource strategic management in NPOs. An explorative study on managers’ psychosocial training” by Cortini and Benevene. The issue is completed with a timely practitioner-oriented piece by Zane Berge, “Workforce cross training: a re-emerging trend in tough times”.

The publishing year is such that we make our New Year’s resolutions in the hottest days of the European summer. We have no other definitive plans in mind other than to keep up the good work and to continue to improve the quality of the journal for both the readers and the authors. This is why we are here, and we will continue to try to do our best, even if times are tough. We hope you will enjoy this issue and follow us to the new volumes to come.

Sara Cervai, Tauno KekäleEditors