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Learning to make more effective decisions: changing beliefs as a prelude to action

Friedman, Sheldon - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 2, pp. 110-128

Decision‐makers in organizations often make what appear as being intuitively obviously and reasonable decisions, which often turn out to yield unintended outcomes. The cause of such ineffective decisions can be a combination of cognitive biases, poor mental models of complex systems, and...

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The learning organization: towards an integrated model

Örtenblad, Anders - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 2, pp. 129-144

This article presents an integrated model of the learning organization. It is based on empirical research of the … learning organization literature, as well as on practitioners’ understandings of the concept where learning organizations were … be treated as separate, and that the four aspects have to be combined in order to create a true learning organization …

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Generative learning management: a hypothetical model

Österberg, Peter - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 2, pp. 145-158

It is proposed that to reach a state of generative learning, an organization requires a “generative learning manager”: a person who understands the importance of development and directing of knowledge. The purpose of this study was, therefore, both to explain mechanisms like knowledge...

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Leveraging organizational learning for knowledge and performance

Cavaleri, Steven A. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 2, pp. 159-176

This article examines the alignment and fit between knowledge management and organizational learning to determine the potential feasibility of integrating the two approaches. The philosophical roots of both disciplines are traced to common ground in a philosophy known as “pragmatism”. Early...

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Organizational learning and knowledge management: the relationship

Firestone, Joseph M.; McElroy, Mark W. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 2, pp. 177-184

To many in the fields of organizational learning (OL) and knowledge management (KM), the relationship between the two is something of a small mystery. The authors are practitioners coming from the KM side, who in the course of their work developed a process framework to delimit the scope of KM....

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Lessons from the desert : Integrating managerial expertise and learning for organizational transformation

Roth, George - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 3, pp. 194-208

Reflection upon a field study of a corporate transformation provides insights into the application and integration of organizational learning theory and frameworks with local, corporate knowledge. In the corporate transformation studied this local knowledge came from consumer psychology,...

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Virtual learning effectiveness : An examination of the process

Stonebraker, Peter W.; Hazeltine, James E. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 3, pp. 209-225

This study defines, examines, and measures the effectiveness of a corporate virtual learning program. Initially, distinctions between traditional and virtual learning and university and corporate programs are defined. Then, based on the literature, an integrative model of the perceived...

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Advancing project management in learning organizations

Bourne, Lynda; Walker, Derek H.T. - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 3, pp. 226-243

the support of the learning organization. …

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The link between self‐managed work teams and learning organisations using performance indicators

Power, Joe; Waddell, Di - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 3, pp. 244-259

Both the learning organization literature and the self‐managed work team literature have alluded to the potential links … teams and the learning organization using performance indicators as a medium. It was found that the learning organization … learning organization was also found, this study suggests some methodological concerns for future research into the …

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Assessing team climate by qualitative and quantitative approaches : Building the learning organization

Loewen, Pamela; Loo, Robert - In: The Learning Organization 11 (2004) 3, pp. 260-272

members to the nature of team climate, and identifying actions to improve team climate in the context of the learning … organization. …

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