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Managing learning: what do we learn from a learning organisation?

McHugh, David; Groves, Deborah; Alker, Alison - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 5, pp. 209-220

Sets out the agenda for, and examines the findings from, the initial stage of a longer‐term project aimed at identifying the constraints which guide what are portrayed as self‐managed learning initiatives leading to the creation of “learning organisations”. At this stage the project has...

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Structural constraints on organizational and interorganizational learning in the restaurant sector

Hjalager, Anne‐Mette - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 5, pp. 221-227

Examines the rates of mortality, survival, and entrepreneurship in the Danish restaurant sector, and demonstrates a considerable turbulence in the sector over the period 1980‐1993. Opportunities for organizational learning are enhanced by size as well as age. However, surprisingly, survival is...

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Towards universities as learning organisations

Franklin Myra Hodgkinson, Peter; Stewart, Jim - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 5, pp. 228-238

The notion of “learning organisation” is, arguably, gaining credibility. This article takes this position as a starting point and, in the context of the authors’ own declared assumptions and beliefs, explores the meaning and potential application of the concept. This is achieved through...

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Action Learning in Practice

Pedler, Mike - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 4, pp. 202-203

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Action Learning at Work

Thornett, Trevor - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 1, pp. 61-61

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Action Learning at Work

Thornett, Trevor - In: The Learning Organization 5 (1998) 2, pp. 61-62

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What’s in it for me?

Garvey, Bob - In: The Learning Organization 4 (1997) 1, pp. 3-9

Explores certain problems associated with formal mentoring within five organizations. Also offers solutions to some of these problems. However, a number of the solutions offered here may be difficult to implement as they represent for some a major shift in thinking.

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Should environmental management standards be a mechanistic control system or a framework for learning?

Strachan, Peter - In: The Learning Organization 4 (1997) 1, pp. 10-17

Analyses the key aims of the recently formulated environmental management standards BS 7750, EMAS and ISO 14001, and then queries the efficacy of the management systems prescribed in their formal documentation. Isolates the various components of the standards’ management system and then...

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The learning organization: a review and evaluation

Garavan, Thomas - In: The Learning Organization 4 (1997) 1, pp. 18-29

Undertakes a critical review of the confused and confusing literature on the learning organization. Draws on both … learning organization. Concludes with a consideration of the issues involved in creating a learning organization. … psychological and organizational perspectives, and focuses on the distinction between organizational learning and the concept of the …

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Achieving completeness through TQ principles and organizational learning

Cicmil, Svetlana - In: The Learning Organization 4 (1997) 1, pp. 30-34

Presents some findings from a study of organizational behaviour and change conducted in the Leicester District Land Registry (LDLR) Office with the objective of finding out the impact of the implementation of a quality initiative on the culture of a government agency. The study employed a...

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