One of the greatest tools needed to overcome hurdles in business is to seek for the solutions to surmount these hurdles. Almost every type of business is faced with difficulties. Some seek for solutions and some find it not easy to arrive at the appropriate solutions. Whatever the case, the only solution to surmount any hurdles found within your business environment is to first and foremost look for the root of the problem and then look for the...more
A lot of theories have been propounded and even studies have been advanced on the subject of business expansion. But one that is worth taking note of is the study of Dr Ichak Adizes. In most of his research, he brings out the fact that every association has its evolution and it builds up starting from a normal formation stage and progresses into a mature stage. At every phase of its existence, the association will have to experience upheavals. In...more
4.3 What's the relationship between Strategy and Organizational Learning?Or, as Mintzberg (1987) says: the key is not getting the right strategy but fostering strategic thinking. Or as Shell has leveraged the concept of Learning Organization in its credo "planning as learning" (de Geus 1988). Faced with dramatic changes and unpredictability in the world oil markets, Shell's planners realized a shift of their basic task: "We no longer saw our task as producing a documented view of the future business environment five or ten years ahead. Our real target was the microcosm (the 'mental model') of our decision makers." They re-conceptualized their basic task as fostering learning rather than devising plans and engaged the managers in ferreting out the implications of possible scenarios. This conditioned the managers to be mentally prepared for the uncertainties in the task environment. Thus, they institutionalized the learning process at Shell.The key ingredient of the Learning Organization is in how organizations process their managerial experiences. Learning Organizations/Managers learn from their experiences rather than being bound by their past experiences. In Generative Learning...more
3. Politics and visionHere we need to note two key problem areas. First, there is a question of how Peter Senge applies systems theory. While he introduces all sorts of broader appreciations and attends to values - his theory is not fully set in a political or moral framework. There is not a consideration of questions of social justice, democracy...more
2.1 Does IT Impose Any Constraints on Organizational Learning?Huber (1991) notes that "it might be reasonable to conclude that more learning has occurred when more and more varied interpretations have been developed, because such development changes the range of the organization's potential behaviors..." (p.102). However, most extant information...more
Abstract:In this paper, we introduced the origin of learning organizations. Then, we discussed what a recognized "learning organization" is and analyzed the advantages and weaknesses of a learning organization from our own experience. We also compared organization learning and learning organization. After combining our own experience with the opinions from management experts, we brought out what it would be like if working in an ideal learning organization.1. IntroductionMike Huang, as a born to Cerebral Palsy patient, he wasn't able to receive the normal public education as other people do. The way he received education has been through private tutoring, correspondence courses, and self-learning. Even until the postgraduate level, he chose to study in distance learning programs. But that doesn't mean he is less familiar with public education and its management than other people. In his college years, he studied "Social Science" that covers some studies in education. After that, he chose to study management and business administration for his master degree. What's more, before studying in graduate school, he has spent one year working in a non-profit organization that serves the...more
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