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The Learning Organization
The Learning Organization
SENGE argues that organization should have the sort of culture to shape owns future to
a far greater degree.
PEDLER defined a learning organization as one that facilitates learning of all its
members and continuously transform itself.
• Learning Organization bring together ideas of culture, structure and leadership.
• Organizations are made up of functioning parts which should act in harmony.
• Learning assists organizations to survive and develop.
Quality Problems
• Worker’s Problem- careless, uninterested, poorly trained, low morale, low
motivation employees.
• Management Problems- inadequate leadership, poor planning, poor
management training and lack of interest in quality.
• Working Conditions- poor working environment.
Pedler, M., Burgoyne, J. and Boydell, T. (1997) The Learning Company: A Strategy
for Sustainable Development. London: McGraw-Hill.
Sanders, P. (1982) ‘Phenomenology: a new way of viewing organizational research’,
Academy of Management Review, 7, 3: 353–360.
Senge, P. (1990) The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning
Organization. London: Century.
Seymour, W.D. (1959) Operator Training in Industry. London: Institute of Personnel
Management.
Spender, D. (1985) For the Record: The Making and Meaning of Feminist Knowledge.
London: Women’s Press.
Websites:
https://www.knowledge-management-tools.net/leadership-and-the-learning-
organization.php
http://infed.org/mobi/peter-senge-and-the-learning-organization.com
https://www.thebalance.com/globalization-and-its-impact-on-economic-growth-
1978843.com
https://www.bcg.com/publications/.../how-to-create-culture-quality-improvement.aspx
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