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Book The Learning Organization in the Public Services

Download or read book The Learning Organization in the Public Services written by Janice A. Cook and published by Gower Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The learning organization is an idea informing management strategy in all sectors. Much of the pioneering work for this has already taken place in a public service context. This challenging book brings together the experiences of a wide range of people engaged in developing and applying the relevant concepts.Part I introduces the theoretical background and examines some current issues, including transferability and community learning. Part II presents case histories drawn from a variety of organizations, among them central and local government departments, a national charity, a fire brigade and a police force. Each chapter is contributed by someone personally involved. They show what worked - and what didn't - and what the main benefits and drawbacks proved to be.With its combination of analysis and practice, this unusual book will provide both information and inspiration for anyone concerned to improve efficiency, raise morale, enhance the quality of performance, design new ways of managing or simply create a more rewarding place to work in.

Book Handbook of Research on the Learning Organisation

Download or read book Handbook of Research on the Learning Organisation written by Anders Örtenblad and published by Edward Elgar Pub. This book was released on 2013 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely Handbook establishes the 'contextualization' of the learning organization idea as a research field. In contrast to much of the previous literature, which has approached the learning organization as a panacea that every organization could and should adopt, this major new Handbook puts the learning organization into context. It examines the relevance of the learning organization idea to organizations in various specific contexts, employing examples from a wide variety of cultures including China and Islamic nations, and from industries as diverse as the police force, care services for the elderly and family firms.

Book Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization

Download or read book Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization written by Mark Easterby-Smith and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-04-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `A valuable resource for academics and practitioners in management and corporate strategy, as well as those involved in mangement training and development' - European Foundation for Management Development 'The editors' overall assessment is that there has been insufficient dialogue between the two camps of action research and theorizing.... As a contribution to mapping this divided house, the text is an apt illustration of these problems. The editor's overview is of interest...' - Stephen Gibb, University of Strathclyde, MCB University Press The debates surrounding concepts of `organizational learning' and the `learning organization' receive a welcome synthezis in this book. Inte

Book Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization

Download or read book Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization written by Mark Easterby-Smith and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-04-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `The introduction chaper by Mark Easterby-Smith and Luis Araujo introduces the reader to the unresolved issues with which the field is still grappling today.... All in all, this is an interesting and useful book for both researcher and manager alike. First, and perhaps most importantly, the book incorporates multiple perspectives on learning - the psychological, sociological and the philosophical... Second, the book is neither purely theory driven, nor purely empirically driven. Theoretical contributions are complemented by empirical studies which help to illustrate the application of the theoretical contructs. I suspect that this would be of immense value to the practicing manager. Finally, the book provides a critical commentary on the state of the field in a nice compact way which should enhance its value to scholars in this area... a book which is both useful and interesting′ - Organisational Studies `[M]ost importantly, the book incorporates multiple perspectives on learning - the psychological, sociological and the philosohical... provides a critical commentary on the state of the field in a nice, compact way which should enhance its value to scholars′ - Organization Studies `A valuable resource for academics and practitioners in management and corporate strategy, as well as those involved in mangement training and development′ - European Foundation for Management Development `This is a particularly interesting and useful work because it combines some chapters which deal primarily in concepts or indeed theories, and others which describe the experiences of trying to carry out the practices involved in creating both/either organisational learning and/or the learning organisation′ -Industrial and Commercial Training ′The editors′ overall assessment is that there has been insufficient dialogue between the two camps of action research and theorizing.... As a contribution to mapping this divided house, the text is an apt illustration of these problems. The editor′s overview is of interest...′ - Stephen Gibb, University of Strathclyde, MCB University Press The debates surrounding concepts of `organizational learning′ and the `learning organization′ receive a welcome synthezis in this book. International experts explore the links between the two fields of enquiry, which hitherto, despite their intersecting concerns, have represented separate constituencies, literatures and perspectives. The book provides a much-needed integrated framework of concepts and theories which draws on current insights from management cognition, theories of knowledge and learning, management practice and work psychology.

Book Organizational Learning in the Public Sector

Download or read book Organizational Learning in the Public Sector written by Kenneth I. Goldberg and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Oxford Handbook of the Learning Organization

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Learning Organization written by Anders Örtenblad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of the 'learning organization' is one of the most popular management ideas of the last few decades. Since it was conceived as an idea in its own right, it has been given various definitions and meanings, such that we are still faced with the question as to whether any unified understanding of what the learning organization really is can be established. This Handbook offers extensive reviews of both new and traditional perspectives on the concept and provides suggestions for how the learning organization can best be defined, practiced, studied, and developed in future research. With contributions from long-standing scholars in the field as well as those new to the area, this book aims to bridge the gap between traditional and more critical perspectives, and in doing so find alternative features and angles to take the idea forward. In addition to elaborating on and developing older definitions of the learning organization and suggesting updated and even new definitions, the chapters also provide focused explorations on pertinent aspects of the learning organization such as ambidexterity, gender inclusivity, and systems thinking. They also survey organizations that have made efforts towards becoming learning organizations, how the learning organization can best be measured and studied, and the universality of the idea itself. Some of the questions raised in this book are answered, or at least given tentative answers, while other questions are left open. In this way, the book has the ambition to take the learning organization an important step further, whilst having no intentions to take any final step; instead, the intention is that others will endeavour to continue where this book stops.

Book Building an Innovative Learning Organization

Download or read book Building an Innovative Learning Organization written by Russell Sarder and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institute a culture of learning to boost organizational performance and agility What makes organizations successful? Today, most successful companies are learning organizations. Building an Innovative Learning Organization shows you how to join their ranks and bring your organization up to the head of the class. This book is a practical, actionable guide on how to boost performance, successfully manage change, and innovate more quickly. Learning organizations are composed of engaged, motivated employees who continually seek improvement, which leads to organizational agility and the ability to innovate ahead of the curve. When you encourage learning at every level, from the intern to the C suite, you gain a more highly skilled workforce with a greater ability to act in any situation. Building an Innovative Learning Organization shows you how to create this culture in your organization, with detailed explanations, practical examples, and step-by-step instructions so you can get started right away. Written by a recognized thought leader in the training industry, this informative and insightful guide is your roadmap to a more effective organization. You will discover how to: Attract, retain, and motivate the best employees Become a more innovative and agile organization Create a culture of continuous self-improvement Encourage learning at all levels and translate it into action Learning and education doesn't end at graduation—it's a lifelong process that keeps you relevant, informed, and better able to achieve your goals. These same benefits apply at the organizational level, making the culture self-sustaining: learning organizations attract top workers, who drive the organization forward, which attracts more top workers. If you want the best people, you have to be their best option. Building an Innovative Learning Organization gives you a blueprint for building a culture of learning, for a stronger, more robust organization.

Book Organizational Learning  A Framework for Public Administration

Download or read book Organizational Learning A Framework for Public Administration written by Karol Olejniczak and published by Karol Olejniczak. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to face the challenge of effective organizational learning in our public policies, we need to address three pressing questions: 1. How does learning work in our public organizations? 2. What promising practices can we implement to advance learning in public organizations? 3. What changes in public management are required to combine learning with the growing demands of performance and accountability? This book is an attempt to address those questions in a systematic and empirical manner. The answers presented in this volume are the result of a four-year empirical research project conducted in Polish ministries and study visits in public institutions of twelve countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Book A Public Service Learning Organization  A policy discussion paper

Download or read book A Public Service Learning Organization A policy discussion paper written by Canada. Learning and Development Committee and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discussion paper establishes a foundation for a policy framework to support the Public Service in its journey to transform itself into a learning organization. This paper summarizes & explains the theoretical underpinning of the learning organization concept. It describes the general context of the current initiative & it explores the normative foundations as well as the practical implications of the learning organization model. It provides a statement of intent for transforming the Public Service into a learning organization. It expounds the rationale & key principles which should guide this collective undertaking & illustrates the benefits citizens, elected officials & public servants will reap by promoting organizational learning at all levels.

Book Action Learning  Leadership and Organizational Development in Public Services

Download or read book Action Learning Leadership and Organizational Development in Public Services written by Clare Rigg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unprecedented investment is being made in leadership development across the public sector: leadership courses are growing, and development is a core theme of organizational capacity building initiatives. Within this, action learning has attracted increasing interest as an approach that can simultaneously address individual and organizational development. An impressive and scholarly collection, this book collates important examples and considers the evidence for action learning’s effectiveness. An important read for postgraduate students and researchers of human resources, training and development, this important book draws important insights to raise new questions concerning the role of the facilitator, the value of a ‘bilingual’ ability with public service issues and facilitation, comparisons with coaching and mentoring, and implications for employing action learning in a politicized or hierarchical environment and on a consultancy basis.

Book INSTITUTIONALIZING LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Download or read book INSTITUTIONALIZING LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Public Service Learning Organization

Download or read book A Public Service Learning Organization written by Canada. Learning and Development Committee and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Public Service Learning Organization

Download or read book A Public Service Learning Organization written by Canadian Centre for Management Development and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Knowledge Solutions

Download or read book Knowledge Solutions written by Olivier Serrat and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. This book comprehensively covers topics in knowledge management and competence in strategy development, management techniques, collaboration mechanisms, knowledge sharing and learning, as well as knowledge capture and storage. Presented in accessible “chunks,” it includes more than 120 topics that are essential to high-performance organizations. The extensive use of quotes by respected experts juxtaposed with relevant research to counterpoint or lend weight to key concepts; “cheat sheets” that simplify access and reference to individual articles; as well as the grouping of many of these topics under recurrent themes make this book unique. In addition, it provides scalable tried-and-tested tools, method and approaches for improved organizational effectiveness. The research included is particularly useful to knowledge workers engaged in executive leadership; research, analysis and advice; and corporate management and administration. It is a valuable resource for those working in the public, private and third sectors, both in industrialized and developing countries.

Book Learning Organizations

Download or read book Learning Organizations written by Sarita Chawla and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a learning organization? What are the advantages of creating one? Why should a company want to become a learning organization? Where does one start? Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace contains essays by thirty-nine of the most respected practitioners and scholars of this topic. This definitive collection of essays is rich in concept and theory as well as application and example. Lead authors include Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kanter, London Business School's Professor Emeritus Charles Handy, and MlT's Fred Kofman and Peter Senge. The thirty-two essays in this comprehensive collection are presented in four main parts: 1. Guiding Ideas 2. Theories/Methods/Processes 3. Infrastructure 4. Arenas of Practice

Book The Cultures of Knowledge Organizations

Download or read book The Cultures of Knowledge Organizations written by Wioleta Kucharska and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cultures of Knowledge Organizations defines culture and the role it plays in supporting or impeding strategies. The book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of culture within knowledge organizations This book develops a new and more robust definition and characterization of knowledge cultures than currently exist.