The Organizational Learning Cycle

The Organizational Learning Cycle

Author: Nancy M. Dixon

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1317022157

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The Organizational Learning Cycle was the first book to provide the theory that underpins organizational learning. Its sophisticated approach enabled readers to not only understand how, but more importantly why, organizations are able to learn. This new edition takes the original concepts and theories and shows how they might, and are, being put into action. With five new or completely revised chapters, Nancy Dixon describes the kind of infrastructure organizations need to put in place; there are examples of knowledge databases, whole systems in the room processes and after-action reviews originating from organizations that are making real progress with these ideas. A clearer relationship between organizational learning and more participative forms of organizational governance is drawn, along with responsibilities that employees need to take on to enable, and partake in, collective learning. With new case material from BP, the US Army, Ernst and Young, and the Bank of Montreal, for example, this book shows how you can make use of the collective reasoning, intelligence and knowledge of the organization and channel it into its ongoing and future development.


The Organizational Learning Cycle

The Organizational Learning Cycle

Author: Nancy M. Dixon

Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780566080586

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An introduction to the complexities of object-oriented technology for those who plan, design, manufacture, and maintain large- scale business computer systems. Covers theory, history, applications, and the process of converting, migrating, or replacing existing systems with object-oriented systems. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Organizational Learning

Organizational Learning

Author: Vivienne Collinson

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2006-10-05

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1452237948

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Reshapes the way teachers and administrators think about people, practices, and policies... This innovative book about organizational learning in K–12 settings reshapes the way teachers and administrators think about people, practices, and policies while providing a compelling roadmap for transformation from within today′s school systems. Key Features: Six interrelated conditions support organizational learning: prioritizing learning, fostering inquiry, facilitating the dissemination of knowledge, practicing democratic principles, attending to human relationships, and providing for members′ self-fulfillment. An on-going case study connects everyday practices in school systems to a holistic framework that helps practitioners understand how their thinking and behaviors influence learning, work environments, collegial interactions, decision making, and innovation. Numerous practical examples bring complex theoretical concepts to life, while a series of essential questions, activities for getting started, and reflective journal prompts allow practitioners to apply content and ideas to their own settings


Studies in Expansive Learning

Studies in Expansive Learning

Author: Yrjö Engeström

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-08-04

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 110710520X

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A conceptual and practical toolkit for creating learning processes with the help of interventions in workplaces, schools and communities.


Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization

Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization

Author: Mark Easterby-Smith

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-06-22

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780761959168

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`A valuable resource for academics and practitioners in management and corporate strategy, as well as those involved in mangement training and development' - European Foundation for Management Development'The editors' overall assessment is that there has been insufficient dialogue between the two camps of action research and theorizing.... As a contribution to mapping this divided house, the text is an apt illustration of these problems. The editor's overview is of interest...' - Stephen Gibb, University of Strathclyde, MCB University PressThe debates surrounding concepts of `organizational learning' and the `learning organization' receive a welcome synthezis in this book. Inte


Managing Organizations

Managing Organizations

Author: Stewart R Clegg

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-04-29

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1446205304

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In Managing Organizations Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy and Walter Nord explore the major issues and debates in management and organization. The textbook addresses key topics such as leadership, decision-making and innovation in organizations alongside such themes as diversity, globalization and ecology. Students and teachers of management will find this a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource on the core issues for contemporary managers and organizations.


The Fifth Discipline

The Fifth Discipline

Author: Peter M. Senge

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2010-03-31

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 0307477649

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MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES IN PRINT • “One of the seminal management books of the past seventy-five years.”—Harvard Business Review This revised edition of the bestselling classic is based on fifteen years of experience in putting Peter Senge’s ideas into practice. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition. The leadership stories demonstrate the many ways that the core ideas of the Fifth Discipline, many of which seemed radical when first published, have become deeply integrated into people’s ways of seeing the world and their managerial practices. Senge describes how companies can rid themselves of the learning blocks that threaten their productivity and success by adopting the strategies of learning organizations, in which new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, collective aspiration is set free, and people are continually learning how to create the results they truly desire. Mastering the disciplines Senge outlines in the book will: • Reignite the spark of genuine learning driven by people focused on what truly matters to them • Bridge teamwork into macrocreativity • Free you of confining assumptions and mindsets • Teach you to see the forest and the trees • End the struggle between work and personal time This updated edition contains more than one hundred pages of new material based on interviews with dozens of practitioners at companies such as BP, Unilever, Intel, Ford, HP, and Saudi Aramco and organizations such as Roca, Oxfam, and The World Bank.


Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization

Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization

Author: Mark Easterby-Smith

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-04-28

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780761959168

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`A valuable resource for academics and practitioners in management and corporate strategy, as well as those involved in mangement training and development' - European Foundation for Management Development 'The editors' overall assessment is that there has been insufficient dialogue between the two camps of action research and theorizing.... As a contribution to mapping this divided house, the text is an apt illustration of these problems. The editor's overview is of interest...' - Stephen Gibb, University of Strathclyde, MCB University Press The debates surrounding concepts of `organizational learning' and the `learning organization' receive a welcome synthezis in this book. Inte


Valuable Disconnects in Organizational Learning Systems

Valuable Disconnects in Organizational Learning Systems

Author: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780195089066

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Valuable Disconnects in Organizational Learning Systems: Integrating Bold Visions and Harsh Realities offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how knowledge, skills and capabilities are developed in organizations--and how this process offers deep insights into the predictable barriers to success. Written in a clear, accessible style, it highlights the crucial part "disconnects" play in the learning cycle--a role that it is essential to understand in today's increasingly knowledge-driven work systems. The conceptual framework of the text is grounded in scholarly research and detailed case studies that focus on an organization's front-line operating practices, the governance of training and learning activities, and ties to the strategic level. The book highlights six types of organizational learning--including learning that is incremental, experimental, continuous, synergistic, entrenched, and revolutionary--all of which have different implications for theory and practice. The book is organized into three parts. Part I, Bold Visions, introduces the importance and great potential of systems for learning, training, and knowledge. Part II, Harsh Realities, takes a detailed look at the dynamics of "disconnects," "divergence," and "dilemmas" in the learning process. Finally, Part III, Integration, highlights the interconnections between the Bold Visions and the Harsh Realities. Valuable Disconnects in Organizational Learning Systems: Integrating Bold Visions and Harsh Realities is essential reading for organizational leaders at all levels and it is ideal for courses in industrial/organizational psychology, business, and public policy.


Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge

Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge

Author: Meinolf Dierkes

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 1012

ISBN-13: 9780198295822

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This is an overview of how the concept of organisational learning emerged, how it has been used and debated, and where it may be going.