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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

Purpose – For 40 years, it has been widely believed in the West that learning organisations would be healthier, flexible and more competitive than other organisations. By now, one might expect them to be widespread. However, fully developed learning organisations are rare in the West. In...

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How knowledge organizations work: the case of detectives

Gottschalk, Petter; Holgersson, Stefan; Terje Karlsen, Jan - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 2, pp. 88-102

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize detectives in police investigations as knowledge workers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a literature review covering knowledge organizations, police organizations, police investigations, and detectives as knowledge...

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The learning organization: tracking progress in a developing country : A comparative analysis using the DLOQ

Jamali, Dima; Sidani, Yusuf; Zouein, Charbel - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 2, pp. 103-121

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to survey the various measurement instruments of the learning organization on … learning organizations. The Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) by Watkins and Marsick was adopted in …, drawing on responses from a total sample of 227 employees and managers to benchmark progress towards the learning organization …

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Organizational commitment, knowledge management interventions, and learning organization capacity

Massingham, Peter; Diment, Kieren - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 2, pp. 122-142

management initiatives in developing learning organization capacity (LOC). Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical …

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The indirect relationship between organizational‐level knowledge worker turnover and innovation : An integrated application of related literature

Guidice, Rebecca M.; Thompson Heames, Joyce; Wang, Sheng - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 2, pp. 143-167

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptually demonstrate that the relationship between turnover and innovation is not direct as some research suggests, but rather indirect, with organizational learning as the prerequisite social mechanism that ties the two phenomena together....

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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

Purpose – In recent years, the new science has become popular in management literature. This involves the use of 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...

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An integrative metatheory for organisational learning and sustainability in turbulent times

Edwards, Mark G. - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 3, pp. 189-207

Purpose – Theories of organizational learning and sustainability must be able to respond to contemporary social issues and accommodate, in some way, the multiplicity of perspectives that are present in society on these topics. One way of developing multi‐perspectival capacities in the...

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Business sustainability and collective intelligence

Garrido, Paulo - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 3, pp. 208-222

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze to which point collective intelligence (CI) concepts and ideas, as applied to organizations, can contribute to enlarge the conceptual basis for business sustainability (BS). Design/methodology/approach – The paper is written from an...

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How to organize for local resource generation

Backström, Tomas - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 3, pp. 223-236

Purpose – The generation of resources is a central issue for the sustainability of companies. The purpose of this paper is to deal with two research questions: “Is decentralized generation of resources a possible way to reach sustainability in modern work life?” and “What prerequisites...

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Sustainable competence: a study of a bank

Hagström, Tom; Backström, Tomas; Göransson, Susanna - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 3, pp. 237-250

Purpose – Decentralization and company cultures have emerged to master increasing external flexibility, as in a competitive bank in Sweden, raising issues of the sustainability in terms of competence and competence development. The purpose of this paper is to study how the staff members in a...

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