How Organizations Learn : Managing the Search for Knowledge

ISBN-13: 9781861527462 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 632 str.

Ken Starkey; Sue Tempest; Alan McKinlay

Opis

Organizational learning is a crucial factor in business success. This clear and concise book forms a complete guide to this subject, looking at how organizations learn as groups and highlighting the importance of managing a company's knowledge alongside its other resources. Now in its second edition, How Organizations Learn gathers key readings by renowned international authors and gives readers a comprehensive introduction to the topic, helping them to understand and manage the challenge of organizational learning. Issues covered include: The link between leadership and learningThe impact of organizational structure and management processes upon learningThe sources of learning and knowledge-creation within an organization. The new edition features additional readings, new case studies and references and overview summaries of each chapter.This book will be essential to all students taking courses in Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management, and offers a complete course for students on related courses such as Strategic Management, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour