This paper integrates literature from downsizing and organisational learning. A conceptual framework is developed which … argues that downsizing (adaptive or single loop learning) and reorientation (double loop or generative learning) will have a … negative and positive effect respectively, on the three elements of a learning orientation: commitment to learning; shared …

Learning from experience assumes particular importance at times of fundamental transition because inherited learning … the production of identify/meaning (mentofacture to spiroculture). The accompanying transition in terms of learning from … contemporary concern with “dialogue” as a core process of collective meaning making in organizational learning and proposes a …

learning tools can play in making such changes possible? Illustrates the difficulties in implementing a market strategy for the … challenged many of the mental models which typified current thinking. Demonstrates how a system of team learning based on the …

/methodology/approach – The paper uses qualitative data derived from learning and non‐learning organisations. The data were collected from four … models may affect organisational HRD processes in such a way as to trigger closure to new knowledge and learning. The types … of learning and knowledge present in the organisations are found to limit the possibility of radical change. Research …

Examines the importance of the individual and the organization in the learning process of managers. Discusses … recognizing and using learning opportunities, providing help, and using real‐time management experience for learning. Focuses on … action learning and empowerment.  …

‐loop learning in organizations.  … discussing Argyris and Schön's Theory of Action (Model I and Model II), single and double‐loop learning, espoused theory and …

with purpose, discipline and persistence. Associates in effective learning organizations think organizationally.  …The ability to think organizationally helps an organization′s members to manage the organization′s environments more … effectively and to link results to the strategic direction. Describes the organization level learning (OLL) model and the …

Looks at the concepts of “empowerment” and “learning”, and examines the difficulties in making “empowered learning” a … reality. Drawing on a series of case studies in the Australian manufacturing industry, shows that empowerment and learning … present challenges for both managers and employees. For managers, empowerment and learning raise the prospect of loss of …

Presents an argument for the use of group decision support systems (GDSS) in the promotion of organizational learning …. The combination of reflection, analysis, and openness that such systems encourage is postulated to encourage the learning … learning which emphasizes that learning can occur at the organizational level through processes.  …

recently privatised utility. The aim of the research is to synthesise a learning process model from relevant learning theory … organisational learning, resulting in continuous improvement and innovation in business processes. The learning process model has … been developed, and was the subject of an article in The Learning Organisation (Buckler, 1996). Workshops, based on the …