Handbook of corporate university development: managing strategic learning initiatives in public and private domains (1st ed.)

From the moment the first corporate university (CU) was created and the term was coined, the central metaphor of university has proved a double-edged sword.

The emphasis on university has been a driving force in moving companies beyond a restricted and siloed approach to training, to a central vision for learning within the organization.

On the other hand, there have been failures and many corporate universities have struggled to bring a business rigour to learning or to align their development with the key business and financial drivers of the organization.