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Muhammad Junaid Ahsan – Learning Organization, 2025
Purpose: Leadership is key to building a culture of continuous learning within organizations. This study aims to explore the pivotal role of leadership in creating a culture of constant learning within organizations by bibliometric and content analysis. It also introduces propositions and frameworks that emphasize the importance of fostering a…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Lifelong Learning, Organizational Learning, Organizational Culture
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Andres, Virginia; Heo, Dongcheol – Learning Organization, 2023
Purpose: Complex crises affect tightly coupled systems making them highly unpredictable. This paper aims to determine how organizations learn from their crisis experience shaping their knowledge and transformation trajectory toward and beyond survival. A theoretical framework integrating organizational learning (OL) and knowledge management in…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Crisis Management, Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management
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Rupcic, Nataša – Learning Organization, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibilities of transcending individual, organizational and social problems through the prism of presence as suggested by Senge et al. (2012). Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on the critical review of previous contributions. Findings: The idea of a learning organization seems…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Social Problems, Problem Solving, Attitude Change
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Cunha, Miguel Pina e; Clegg, Stewart – Learning Organization, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to describe the hidden presence of improvisation in organizations. The authors explore this presence through George Perec's notion of the infra-ordinary applied to the study of the learning organization and its paradoxes. Design/methodology/approach: Most studies of paradox and improvisation are qualitative and inductive.…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Organizations (Groups), Logical Thinking, Philosophy
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Sitar, Aleša Saša; Pahor, Marko; Škerlavaj, Miha – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: This study, which consists of two parts, investigates the influence of structure on the learning of individuals in organizational settings. This second paper (Part II) builds on the conceptual paper (Part I) and explores the relationships between three structural dimensions of individual work -- formalization, specialization and…
Descriptors: Employees, Workplace Learning, Correlation, Specialization
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Pereira Christopoulos, Tania; Wilner, Adriana; Trindade Bestetti, Maria Luisa – Learning Organization, 2016
Purpose: This study aims to present improvisation training and experimentation as an alternative method to deal with unexpected events in which structured processes do not seem to work. Design/Methodology/Approach: Based on the literature of sensemaking and improvisation, the study designs a framework and process model of experimental learning…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Problem Solving
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Tortorella, Guilherme Luz; Viana, Samanta; Fettermann, Diego – Learning Organization, 2015
Purpose: This study aims to propose a complementary method to the A3 information collection, data analysis and capturing and sharing knowledge to facilitate problem solving in a general framework. The incorporation of this method minimizes the difficulties identified in the literature focused on continuous improvement of processes. The method…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Focus Groups, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research
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Woods, Jeffrey G. – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model that uses dialectical inquiry (DI) to create cognitive conflict in strategic decision-makers for the purpose of improving strategic decisions. Activation of the dialectical learning process using DI requires strategic decision-makers to integrate conflicting information causing…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Decision Making Skills, Conflict, Learning Processes
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Gottschalk, Petter; Holgersson, Stefan; Karlsen, Jan Terje – Learning Organization, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize detectives in police investigations as knowledge workers. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a literature review covering knowledge organizations, police organizations, police investigations, and detectives as knowledge workers. Findings: The paper finds that the changing role…
Descriptors: Careers, Investigations, Police, Knowledge Management
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de Toni, Alberto F.; Nonino, Fabio – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the key roles embedded in the informal organizational structure (informal networks) and to outline their contribution in the companies' performance. A major objective of the research is to find and characterize a new key informal role that synthesises problem solving, expertise, and accessibility…
Descriptors: Role, Administrative Organization, Leadership, Social Networks