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Energy and emotion in organizations that learn

Smith, Peter (contributor) - 2002

If current experts in the field of organizationaldesign have it right (for example Senge,1990), and we believe that they do, thenorganizations must become high-alignment/high-autonomy environments if they are toremain viable (Smith and Saint-Onge, 1996;Smith and Sharma, 2002)

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The responsibilities of members in an organization that is learning

Dixon, Nancy M. - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 4, pp. 161-167

organizational members to accept greater responsibility for the generation and sharing of knowledge, but equally important is …

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Reinterpreting the learning organisation

Stewart, Deb - In: The Learning Organization 8 (2001) 4, pp. 141-152

Examines the theoretical and practical development of the concept of the learning organisation (LO). Some theorists have used the term LO interchangeably with organisational learning, while others have drawn distinctions between the two. Provides a brief review of the current LO literature in...

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Is the learning organisation still alive?

Pedler, Mike; Burgoyne, John G. - In: The Learning Organization 24 (2017) 2, pp. 119-126

Purpose It has recently been suggested that the learning organisation (LO) is dead (Pedler, 2013). The authors make the case here that it is still alive. This paper provides a brief history of LO and organisational learning, follows this with some survey findings, a discussion and an exploration...

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On differences between organizational learning and learning organization

Örtenblad, Anders - In: The Learning Organization 8 (2001) 3, pp. 125-133

This conceptual paper looks at and discusses differences between the concepts of organizational learning and (the) learning organization. Since there still seems to be confusion regarding the meaning of the two concepts, aims to clarify the two main existing distinctions – that organizational...

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Internal and external pressures

Turcato, Carolina; Barin‐Cruz, Luciano; Avila … - In: The Learning Organization 19 (2012) 1, pp. 38-57

and its sustainability in the face of internal and external pressures. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative case … change among external institutions to maintain its sustainability. Social implications – The study was performed in Brazil, a … to deal with internal and external pressures to maintain their organisation's sustainability as well as policy makers on …

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Sustainable development: paradoxes, misunderstandings and learning organizations

Ramirez, Gabriel A. - In: The Learning Organization 19 (2012) 1, pp. 58-76

Purpose – Sustainability is, in itself, the idea of a harmonic answer to the dual nature of the most pressing problem … for global society. Most of the problems dealing with sustainability concern its dual and contradictory nature. That … paradoxical reality is in no way a unique feature of sustainability; its universal pervasiveness is demonstrated by the attention …

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Are learning organizations pragmatic?

Cavaleri, Steven A. - In: The Learning Organization 15 (2008) 6, pp. 474-485

organization; to trace the influence of philosophical pragmatism on the learning organization and to consider its potential impact … historical analysis of various theories of philosophical pragmatism and organizational management. These theories are contrasted … philosophical pragmatism, yet these models often only borrow small pieces from a larger, more systemic framework. It is argued here …

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Chinese pragmatism and the learning organisation

Elkin, Graham; Cone, Malcolm H.; Liao, Jianqiao (Jim) - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 1, pp. 69-83

philosophical approach may be needed. Design/methodology/approach – The Chinese worldview, and Chinese pragmatism in particular, are … discussed in the context of learning organisations. A link is made with the American pragmatism of Dewey. These philosophical … of natural learning organisations in China. The recovery in the west of pragmatism and a relational worldview might allow …

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Principles for designing pragmatic knowledge management systems

Cavaleri, Steven A. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 4/5, pp. 312-321

, but is also anchored to action via the tenets of pragmatism. This new framework for practicing knowledge management is … based on the foundational premises of philosophical pragmatism established by America's greatest philosopher, Charles …

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