Learning Organisation
The learning organisation is an organisation characterised by a deep commitment to learning and education with the intention of continuous improvement. This concept reviews several theories relating to the learning organisation, including some criticism. Also, it examines some evidence on how learning organisations operate.
Technique Overview
Learning Organisation Definition
Learning organisations facilitate collective learning in order to continually improve the capacity to respond to changing demands in the environment. This permeates all organisational activities, structures, processes, climate and values, leading to an enhanced ability to react quickly to opportunities and threats (Probst and Buchel, 1997; Wang and Ahmed, 2003).
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Business Evidence
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Further Reading
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Learning Organisation references (4 of up to 20) *
- Argyris, C. and Schon, D. (1978) Organizational Learning: A Theory of Action Perspective. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
- Burnes, B. (2009) Managing Change. (5th Ed.) Pearson Education, Essex, UK.
- Carneiro, A. (2000) How Does Knowledge Management Influence Innovation and Competitiveness? Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 4(2), pp. 87-98.
- Cummings, T.G. and Worley, C.G. (2009) Organization Development and Change. Cengage Learning, Mason, OH.
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