of the Learning Organization (1990). He can be said to be responsible for the popularity of the concept of a ‘learning organization’ today. Peter Senge argues that not only we humans learn‚ but organizations also. However‚ learning itself may not be enough for the organization to survive in this ever-challenging era. In his book‚ The Fifth Discipline‚ Senge introduced five ‘disciplines’‚ namely systems thinking‚ personal mastery‚ mental models‚ building shared vision‚ and team learning‚ that characterizes
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and used. Third‚ the culture at NUMMI made line staff more accessible to specialists during the implementation process‚ and encouraged cooperation and sharing. NUMMI embodied the tenets of a learning organization - strong leadership‚ ability to experiment‚ integrated system of work processes and organization based on team oriented human development philosophy. 2. * Leader by design by choosing to build an already well-designed product Chevy Nova and also choosing the proven process of
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What are the main features of hard determinism? According to The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy‚ hard determinism is the theory that ‘every event or state of affairs is brought about by antecedent events in accordance with universal causal laws.’ This theory of determinism is therefore supportive of human behaviour being predictable‚ that free will is an illusion and that moral responsibility is redundant. One key feature of hard determinism is the view that free will is an illusion. To elaborate
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MECHANISTIC ORGANIZATIONS Metaphors create a method of thinking‚ it compares items of deferent characteristic showing similarities but not differences‚ recently shadow chancellor George Osborne criticising Gordon Brown‚ he said ’Gordon is a man with an overdraft‚ not a plan’ (Metro‚ October 28‚ 2008). Here we can see that the word overdraft is used to describe some of the present characteristics of Gordon Brown in relation to spending. Various metaphors have been used by different writers to
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questions such as: a) “What external changes could effect the organization?” Consider‚ e.g.‚ - changing demographics of stakeholders‚ including number‚ values‚ resources‚ power‚ etc.; - changing rules and regulations; expectations and resources from customers‚ vendors‚ etc.; - expected shifts in needs for products and services; availability of leadership and staffing; and - what other current or new organizations provide similar services? b) “What could be the effects of
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The Relationship between Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization Introduction During these years‚ there has been an increased trend toward emphasizing on the importance of learning in organizational management‚ due to the managers were told that the economy has turned into a knowledge economy (Drucker‚ 1993 cited in Berends et. al‚ 2003)‚ and that knowledge and learning “are of prime importance for creating and sustaining competitive advantage”(Nonaka‚ 1994 cited in Berends et
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the elements of a learning organization? Peter Senge was the author responsible for introducing the concept of the learning organization‚ as he issued his book at 1990 “The Fifth Discipline”. He stated that a learning organization is where individuals expand their knowledge and learn new experiences in order to reach to their desired results. (The Key Elements of a Successful Learning Organisations‚ 2013) Therefore‚ he ended up with stating five elements of a learning organization and those are: Listening
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MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF A MARKETING ORIENTATED ORGANIZATION Marketing-oriented organization is defined to have characteristics as having FOCUS ON CUSTOMERS and the customers are regarded as top of organization chart. Continuous analysis of the marketplace helps them to adapt‚ promote‚ and differentiate their products and service to meet customers’ needs (Enterprise automation group‚ accessed 2009). Through satisfying customers‚ these organizations can get PROFITS. The STRUCTURE of marketing-oriented
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Learning Organization Paper MGT/426 Learning Organization Paper In the modern business world‚ the working environments for all different types of business organizations have seen massive amounts of change. This factor is due largely in part to situations like globalization and the constant cycles of development in information technologies. Business organizations have no choice anymore but to face and accommodate this new business environment. Change in the business environment is never as easy as
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Content: 1- Introduction 2- Definitions 3- Review of the learning Organization 4- Review of the Knowledge Management 1- Introduction Learning organizations are not simply the most fashionable or current management trend‚ they can provide work environments that are open to creative thought‚ and embrace the concept that solutions to ongoing work-related problems are available inside each and every one of us. All we must do is tap into the knowledge base‚ which gives
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