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The role of culture on knowledge transfer: the case of the multinational corporation

Lucas, Leyland M. - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 3, pp. 257-275

Purpose – This paper aims to look at the issue of culture's role in knowledge transfer within multinational corporations (MNCs). Studies of MNCs have hinted at the importance of culture to the performance of subsidiaries. Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions of power distance,...

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Towards a framework for organizational learning

Small, Adrian; Irvine, Paul - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 3, pp. 276-299

Purpose – Many tools exist to chart the progress of an organisation in its quest to become a learning organization or achieve organizational learning. Aims to expand a tool already developed to include learning organization conditions as they occur through dialogue between individuals within...

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Operationalizing the concept of value – an action research‐based model

Näslund, Dag; Olsson, Annika; Karlsson, Sture - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 3, pp. 300-332

Purpose – While the importance of measuring customer satisfaction levels is well established, less research exists on how organizations operationalize such knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to describe an action research (AR) case study resulting in a workshop model to operationalize the...

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From bureaucratic organizations to learning organizations : An evolutionary roadmap

Jamali, D.; Khoury, G.; Sahyoun, H. - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 4, pp. 337-352

complexity of the learning organization necessitates gradual evolution. The successful integration of the characteristics of post … perspective can provide improved understanding of how the learning organization disciplines may actually materialize. Originality …Purpose – To track changes in management paradigms from the bureaucratic to the post‐bureaucratic to the learning …

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Strategy and the learning organization: a maturity model for the formation of strategy

Kenny, John - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 4, pp. 353-368

Purpose – To develop a theoretical model for strategic change that links learning in an organization to the strategic process. Design/methodology/approach – The model was developed from a review of literature covering a range of areas including: management, strategic planning, psychology of...

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Quantitative assessment of a Senge learning organization intervention

Kiedrowski, P. Jay - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 4, pp. 369-383

Purpose – To quantitatively assess a Senge learning organization (LO) intervention to determine if it would result in improved employee satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – A Senge LO intervention in Division 123 of Company ABC was undertaken in 2000. Three employee surveys using...

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Knowledge management and the competitive strategy of the firm

Halawi, Leila A.; McCarthy, Richard V.; Aronson, Jay E. - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 4, pp. 384-397

Purpose – Knowledge management (KM) has emerged as a strategy to improve organizational competitiveness. Our purpose is to identify the relationship between KM and the firm's competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – We review the existing literature on KM and strategy...

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We will teach you the steps but you will never learn to dance

Turner, Jane; Mavin, Sharon; Minocha, Sonal - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 4, pp. 398-412

Purpose – To critique individual learning experiences in organization, explore the role people play in inhibiting learning in organization and explore theories of individual learning as “theories in use”, drawing on a metaphor of steps and dance. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a...

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Measuring organizational learning capability in Indian managers and establishing firm performance linkage : An empirical analysis

Bhatnagar, Jyotsna - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 5, pp. 416-433

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to measure Organizational Learning Capability (OLC) perception in the managers of public, private and multinational organizations and establish the link between OLC and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from a...

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Organizational learning, change process, and evolution of management systems : Empirical evidence from the Basque Region

Aramburu, Nekane; Sáenz, Josune; Rivera, Olga - In: The Learning Organization 13 (2006) 5, pp. 434-454

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between the organizational learning capacity of manufacturing companies in the Spanish Basque Region and their management systems. Design/methodology/approach – To this end, an ad hoc questionnaire was devised and...

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