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From ideas to action: Creating a learning organization
Author(s) -
Wick Calhoun W.,
León Lu Stanton
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930340207
Subject(s) - learning organization , knowledge management , organizational learning , action (physics) , action learning , organizational architecture , business , management , psychology , computer science , cooperative learning , mathematics education , economics , teaching method , physics , quantum mechanics
Discussions of learning organizations too often end up intangible and obscure. While organizational learning is easy to recognize, it is often difficult to describe and dissect. Here, emphasizing the pragmatic rather than the abstract, the authors offer a solid strategy for creating a learning organization. Their extensive research suggests that at least five elements are essential for companies to become learning organizations. Together, these elements provide a formula for creating a learning organization. By closely examining each element within that formula, managers can measure and increase the rate of learning within their organizations. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.