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Examining the use of new science metaphors in the learning organisation

Tee Ng, Pak - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 2, pp. 168-180

metaphors from the field of science (e.g. mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology) in the field of management. This paper … aims to examine the use of new science metaphors in learning organisation (LO) discourse and research. Design …/methodology/approach – This paper is a theoretical analysis of the use of new science metaphors in LO discourse and research. In particular, the …

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Chaos, complexity, learning, and the learning organization

van Eijnatten, Frans M.; Putnik, Goran D. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 6, pp. 418-429

In order to set the stage for this special issue, the prime concepts are defined: i.e. “chaos,” “complexity,” “learning” (individual and organizational), “learning organization,” and “chaordic enterprise”. Also, several chaos‐and‐complexity‐related definitions of...

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Chaordic systems thinking

van Eijnatten, Frans M. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 6, pp. 430-449

This contribution suggests a conceptual framework for using complexity to understand human interactions in learning organizations. The particular lens adopted for this purpose is that of the Chaos perspective. The following general concepts are described: discontinuous growth, attractors: their...

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Chaordic systems thinking for learning organizations

Putnik, Goran D.; van Eijnatten, Frans M. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 6, pp. 491-494

In this concluding paper the guest editors reflect on the contents of this special issue, and give some suggestions for future use of the CST framework. An interesting disclosure is that in chaos‐and‐complexity research the unit of measurement is not the individual human being, but the...

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Ten years of net work

Anklam, Patti - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 6, pp. 415-426

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective on the emergence of social media and their adoption as a critical element in knowledge management strategy. Social media are defined as the collection of software tools and web‐based applications that are personalized, that is,...

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Confucius Institutes

Chang Li, Hsi; Mirmirani, Sam; Ilacqua, Joseph A. - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 6, pp. 469-482

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on Confucius Institutes and assess the applicability of theories of leadership and knowledge sharing to multinational organizations and worldwide networks. Growth of multinational trade and decrease in international tension have facilitated the...

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Changing organisations with metaphors

Öztel, Hülya; Hinz, Ole - In: The Learning Organization 8 (2001) 4, pp. 153-168

the use of metaphors is part of the explanation. Following a multi‐disciplinary review of the literature on metaphors …

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Of course organizations can learn!

Örtenblad, Anders - In: The Learning Organization 12 (2005) 2, pp. 213-218

Purpose – This is a comment for all those writers who claim that organizations cannot learn. The author consistently rejects this notion. Rather the author contends that organizations can learn, in at least two different ways. Design/methodology/approach – The author reviews some of the...

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Once upon a time … tales of organisational learning

Tosey, Paul - In: The Learning Organization 15 (2008) 6, pp. 454-462

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enrich the conceptual vocabulary of organisational learning by discussing the relevance of the interdisciplinary work of Gregory Bateson, an original and challenging twentieth century thinker. Design/methodology/approach – The paper debates a number...

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Complexity framework for sustainability: an analysis of five papers

Putnik, Goran D. - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 3, pp. 261-270

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an examination of the concepts and mechanisms of complexity and learning usability and applicability for management in turbulent environments as well as their examination through the Chaordic system thinking (CST) lenses and framework....

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