..., the paper identifies some guiding principles for an alternative LO/OL paradigm and discourse. Learning organisations Organizational theory Learning China Eastern philosophy Mike Pedler can be contacted at: mikepedler@hotmail.co.uk We argue that ideas about the Learning Organisation (LO...

... are compared to the prevailing worldview and philosophical tradition in the West, which may help explain the rarity of the learning organisation in the West. Findings A pragmatic philosophy and a relational worldview allow the development of natural learning organisations in China. The recovery in the west...

...Cindy Wang‐Cowham Purpose This paper attempts to examine the issue concerning human resource (HR) structures and the transfer of HR knowledge to discover whether and how HR structure facilitates the transfer of HR knowledge between subsidiaries of an MNC in China. Design/methodology/approach...