Work based programs of study are being constructed between universities and organizations, increasingly in the UK. This …

/methodology/approach – Focuses on the need for, and challenges of, transforming universities into true learning organizations. Findings – Observes … universities. Originality/value – Offers some possible avenues to help transform universities toward becoming learning …

then used as a comparison with conventional practices in UK universities. The argument is advanced that universities, as …

Discusses the idea of learning organisations and applies it to universities, suggesting that as they adapt to the … changing environment they are becoming learning universities. Identifies developments in national politics, increases in … student numbers and demands for increased efficiency as factors necessitating change. Outlines the ideas that universities are …

questions as to how societal needs are served by the organisational behaviours of universities with respect to developing …

management, none of the universities had a knowledge management strategy. Moreover, more barriers than enablers to knowledge …/value Previous research on knowledge management in universities has focused on countries with a relatively well-developed higher …