... re-use rights only Knowledge sharing Creativity Proactivity Learning environment Employee engagement Learning organizations Today’s modern economic atmosphere, which is characterized by technology, creativity, continuous change and competition, has weathered the conventional...

... organizations” (Geppert, 2000, p. 29). For this reason, both will be considered as evidence of increased “OL” in this study. OL, first popularized in 1990 by Peter Senge in The Learning Organization, refers to the process whereby an organization gains competitive advantage in the marketplace...

... to the growing body of literature that emphasizes ongoing learning from individual to collective level in the knowledge industry sector. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 India Outsourcing Computer software Learning organizations Knowledge management Meta‐learning Glocal Recursive...

.... To identify, develop and exploit potential opportunities to learn, collaborative knowledge sharing strategy is being proposed by the researcher which is of vital importance to enhance organizational learning. Knowledge sharing Learning organizations Universities Information technology Academic...

... and sustainability research. Sustainable development Business development Modelling Learning organizations The simultaneous pursuit of economic, environmental and social sustainability is rapidly becoming a strategic priority for enterprises across sectors and geographical regions. However, even...

... Humanistic approach to management Change management Learning organizations Strategic CR One of Sabaf key features is its attention to the highest standards of reliability and safety. Quality is central to all its activities and processes. The company is known for its technological leadership which...

... development Stakeholder analysis Learning organizations Business enterprise Workplace training The traditional concept of companies as entities with defined boundaries, limited relationships with other organizations, and an exclusive focus on internal efficiency seems no longer adequate. In most...

... development Learning organizations Singapore To realize that you do not understand is a virtue;Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect (Lao Tzu, 6th century bc). Legendary Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu points out an ordinary yet profound notion of “understanding”: it makes...

...Steven Pool; Brian Pool Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of organizational commitment and the impact on executive's motivational level in providing job satisfaction within a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach A management development model examines...

... area of the organisation and the overall corporate vision and strategy through four perspectives or lenses: 1. financial; 2. customer; 3. internal; and 4. innovation and learning. Knowledge management Balanced scorecard Learning organizations Strategic change Business...

... at: sharon@bowershore.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Learning organizations Organizational culture Innovation Matrix organizations Gordon Bell, Vice President of Engineering for Digital in the 1970s and 1980s said: The technology dimension [of a company...

.... A case study is used to illustrate the communicative challenges in creating a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach The research uses longitudinal case study methodology and provides details on the multiple methods used, specifically: participant observation, focus groups, and document...

... manage their personal resources. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Leadership Succession planning Management development Learning organizations Not many years ago succession planning was really replacement planning. It was relatively easy to look at the organization chart and find likely...

... of a learning organisation and select those which would have the potential to assist in the development of a learning climate within the organisation; identify those management and staff competencies which would assist in the promotion of a learning climate; investigate the individual learning which took...

... as of the organization. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Time Management Organizations Learning organizations There is a gap in Wilpert’s (1995) analysis of the literature of organizational theory, as presented in his article in the Annual Review of Psychology. Organizational theorists have failed...

...Andrea D. Ellinger; Robert P. Bostrom Limited published research has examined the role of leaders and managers in building learning capability and learning organizations. It is speculated that leaders and managers will assume roles such as facilitators of learning, coaches, and teachers. However...

..., goals and strategies of the game and the way this understanding drives their diagnosis of the situation, and subsequently, their actions. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Learning organizations Management development Organizational change Organizational theory When reduced to its most basic...

...Adrian Carr Raises the issue of metaphorical thinking in organization theory and management development and in doing so warns of the dangers of framing our thinking through metaphor. Raises the notion of the learning organization in such a context and discusses some challenges and implications...

...Susan Long; John Newton Examines the idea of learning in organizations with a particular focus on how organization members learn from experience, and how managers might foster a facilitating environment for learning. Contends that the idea of the “learning organization”, as presented by Peter Senge...

... an inquiring and designing stance towards causal reasoning in action. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Competences Integration Learning organizations Management development During the early 1990s, two ideas ‐ “core competence” and “learning organization” ‐ have captured the imagination...