... 2003 Competences Corporate culture Organizational learning The following empirical study examines the links between firm competencies and levels of learning. It examines the evidence of behavioural routines across four broad competencies: management, technical, learning...

... effect on organizational performance. The effect of competitive forces means that organizational learning focused on efficiency and proficiency leads to competitive advantage in the UK construction industry. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Learning organizations Cognition Corporate culture...

... propositions are offered. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Co‐ordination Market orientation Information Corporate culture Strategy Interfunctional coordination is the synchronization of personnel and other resources throughout the company to create value for buyers. It is the process...

... to the company (Waterman et al., 1994). Loyalty is further challenged when the more cynical viewpoint is considered, that the “old deal” (Table I) is gone and the “new deal” (Table II) is here (Herriot and Pemberton, 1995). Knowledge management Career development Intellectual capital Corporate...

... responsibility in encouraging this to happen. Finally, it offers some questions you may ask of yourself and colleagues when deciding if your organisation is a learning one with good leadership. Leadership Responsibility Corporate culture Corporate communication Values Organizational development...

... examples of this approach and focuses mainly on the role and style of organizational leaders in determining values that facilitate effective learning. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Organizational learning Corporate culture Mechanistic systems Leadership There is consensus among pilots...

.... It is only through meaning information finds life and becomes knowledge. This is not a simple process of “being,” but becomes a complex process of “becoming.” Knowledge manasgement Learning Corporate culture Organizational development © MCB UP Limited 2000 In turbulent environments...

... knowledge. They elaborate on what can happen when an idea as powerful as the learning organization ends up being used for purposes that were not originally intended. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Learning organizations Employee development Corporate culture In some of our earliest workshops...

... to. For empowerment to work we want employees to feel a sense of responsibility, to become in Etzioni’s (1975) terms “morally” involved in their organizations and ego‐involved in their work. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Corporate culture Empowerment Organizational learning Organizational learning...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1997 Corporate culture Efficiency Environmental management strategy Standards Teams This article argues that the complexity of integrating environmental and business considerations will require firms to transform themselves into “learning organizations...

...Harald S. Harung Researchers and practitioners have found a correlation between a mature corporate culture and high levels of collective performance. One of the features of advanced organizations is the ability to satisfy all stakeholders simultaneously: shareholders, organizational members...

... the number of interactions and the diversity of learners. In these environments, the need to learn is urgent and each learning opportunity opens the possibility for subsequent knowledge. Complexity theory Corporate culture Learning organizations Periodic cycle Five years ago one went to a store...

... impact include: develop staff to bring about change; cultivate a receptive culture; allow time; tolerate some subversiveness; and prevent bounds to autonomy from inhibiting initiative. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Action learning Corporate culture Management development How can...

... provides programmes at four levels, as shown in Table I . The programme described here is at the lowest level, involving 26 general‐grade staff coming from different organizations in the conglomerate. This programme lasted for two working days. Corporate culture Education Hong Kong Japan Learning...

..., attitudes, and values, i.e. that which collectively viewed forms the basis for a person′s ability to master his tasks and be active and creative in professional life and in the life of society. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate culture Development Growth Human resource development Individual...