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A Systemic Approach to Processes of Power in Learning Organizations: Part I - Literature, Theory, and Methodology of Triple Loop Learning
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Flood, Robert L.; Romm, Norma R. A. – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to introduce a systemic approach to organizational learning "triple loop learning" (TLL) that addresses processes of power. Three equally important foci in our TLL are processes of design, processes of debate and processes of power. The focus on power aims to shift "power over" (power as…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Organizational Culture, Learning, Systems Approach
A Systemic Approach to Processes of Power in Learning Organizations: Part II - Triple Loop Learning and a Facilitative Intervention in the "500 Schools Project"
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Flood, Robert L.; Romm, Norma R. A. – Learning Organization, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to give practical insights into the systemic approach to organizational learning "triple loop learning" (TLL; introduced in Part I) by reflecting on a facilitated research-and-intervention undertaken in South Africa as part of the "500 Schools Project". Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Organizational Culture, Learning, Systems Approach
From Tulip Bulbs to Sub-Prime Mortgages Examining the Sub-Prime Crisis: The Case for a Systemic Approach
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Stephens, Alan A.; Atwater, J. Brian; Kannan, Vijay R. – Learning Organization, 2013
Purpose: The collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market parallels several earlier failures within the financial services sector, begging the question why the lessons of past failures were not learned. Throughout history from the tulip bulb crisis of the 1600s to the most recent economic crisis, decision-makers keep making the same mistakes. This…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Failure, Decision Making, Systems Approach
Constructing a Sustainable Learning Organization: Marks and Spencer's First Plan A Learning Store
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Wilson, John P.; Beard, Colin – Learning Organization, 2014
Purpose: Marks and Spencer's Plan A environmental strategy is an ambitious one which addresses economic, social and environmental considerations. As part of this process it recently used a sustainable learning store strategy to develop, capture and disseminate learning before, during and after construction so that learning could be transferred to…
Descriptors: Retailing, Sustainability, Workplace Learning, Futures (of Society)