Describes a range of contexts associated with the learning organization literature and the job of learning organization leader. Offers prescriptions about how classically administered productivity improvement might be implemented in organizations, on the one hand, and how self‐organizing,...

Examines the challenges of leading and managing in a networked, learning organization context. Provides theoretical prescription as to how middle managers might be motivated and assisted to operate effectively in such contexts. Includes real‐world illustrations of etwork‐type organizations.