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Innovation-Centric Organizational Community (IOC): What Works for the Emerging Workforce

Innovation-Centric Organizational Community (IOC): What Works for the Emerging Workforce

Ronald Coleman Williams, Ericka Covington, Clarice E. Tate
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668443224|ISBN10: 1668443228|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668443231|EISBN13: 9781668443248
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4322-4.ch003
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Williams, Ronald Coleman, et al. "Innovation-Centric Organizational Community (IOC): What Works for the Emerging Workforce." Sustainability and the Future of Work and Entrepreneurship for the Underserved, edited by JoAnn Denise Rolle and Micah Crump, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 46-66. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4322-4.ch003

APA

Williams, R. C., Covington, E., & Tate, C. E. (2022). Innovation-Centric Organizational Community (IOC): What Works for the Emerging Workforce. In J. Rolle & M. Crump (Eds.), Sustainability and the Future of Work and Entrepreneurship for the Underserved (pp. 46-66). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4322-4.ch003

Chicago

Williams, Ronald Coleman, Ericka Covington, and Clarice E. Tate. "Innovation-Centric Organizational Community (IOC): What Works for the Emerging Workforce." In Sustainability and the Future of Work and Entrepreneurship for the Underserved, edited by JoAnn Denise Rolle and Micah Crump, 46-66. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4322-4.ch003

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Abstract

The demand for innovative, solutions-oriented approaches to closing learning competency gaps is leading to the recasting of organizations as learning and innovation-centric organizational communities. The makerspace movement is a sector where new communities are emerging to include diverse groups of entrepreneurs. The findings in this study provide insight that will assist in meeting the challenges posed by declining economic and social conditions of former industrial centers and rural communities that were part of thriving economic pipelines during the height of the industrial age. The study examines a makerspace as a solution for creating jobs, filling gaps in the supply chain, and reimagining local manufacturing. The IOC approach also possesses potential for helping to reduce equity gaps and facilitating inclusive practices. The concept of innovation-centric organizational communities, based on maximizing affective learning, is consistent with emerging 21st century workforce demands and their relationship to entrepreneurial opportunities for underserved communities.

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