Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace

ISBN-13: 9781563273407 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 572 str.

Sarita Chawla; John Renesch

Opis

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

Recenzje

"In a rich dialogue of many voices, this book explores some key ideas of an emerging new management paradigm. Community, networks, feedback, self-organization, and learning are essential aspects of understanding business organizations as living systems. For managers and entrepreneurs in the twenty-first century this perspective will be vital."
Fritjof Capra, Author, The Turning Point , 06/01/04

"This book will be referenced many times because the depth of material is profound. Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace is a collection of essays for the serious learner involved with creating learning organizations. The essays presented by key practitioners, range from theory to models and applications, and all are thoughtful and insightful. The result for the reader is a richer understanding of what organizations may become. I strongly recommend this collection."
Herbert Rau, Total Quality Manager, National Semiconductor 06/01/04

"The authors of Learning Organizations capture the depth, breadth, vision, and challenges inherent in the struggle for modern corporations to 'learn together as one body.' This book is a magnificent mosaic of experience, theory, and practice."
Kazimierz Gozdz, Editor, Community Building: Renewing Spirit 06/01/04

Spis treści

Preface Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION: Beginner's Mind Sarita Chawla PART ONE: GUIDING IDEAS 1. Communities of Commitment: The Heart of the Learning Organizations Fred Kofman and Peter Senge 2. Managing the Dream Charles Handy 3. Ahead of the Wave: Valuing Gender Perspectives in Learning Cultures Marilynne Anderson 4. Mastering Change Rosabeth Moss Kanter 5. The Renaissance of Learning in Business John W. Thompson 6. The Transformational Leader: The Wellspring of the Learning rganization James Rolls 7. Why Smart Organizations Don't Learn Lisa J. Marshall, Sandy Mobley, and Gene Calvert PART TWO: THEORIES/METHODS/PROCESSES Story: 8. Stories for Learning: Exploring Your Circumstances Diane Cory and Paula Underwood 9. The Seventh Story: Extending Learning Organizations Far Beyond Business Dialogues: 10. Dialogue: Capacities and Stories Judy Brown 11. Mindshift: Strategic Dialgoue for Breakthrough Thinking 12. Language as Action: Linking Metaphors with Organization Transformation Coaching: 13. Generative Coaching: A Surprising Odyssey Kendall Murphy Systems: 14. Building Learning Laboratories to Create More Effective Distributed Decision Making W. Brian Kreutzer 15. FASTBreak: A Facilitation Approach to Systems Thinking Breakthroughs David P. Kreutzer Tools: 16. The DNA of the Learning Organization Robert Dilworth 17. Wisdom at Work: An Inqurity into the Dimensions of Higher Order Learning Dr. Joel Levey and Michelle Levey PART III: INFRASTRUCTURE 18. Learning Communities: An Alternative to the "Expert Model" Stephanie Ryan 19. Learning Out of Context Eric Edwards Vogt 0. Vitalizing Work Design: Implementing a Developmental Philosophy Carol Sanford 21. Development Strategies for the Knowledge Era Linda E. Morris 22. The Faster Learning Organizations (FLO) Bob Guns 23. Managerial Practice Fields: Infrastructures of a Learning Organization Daniel H. Kim 24. Learning as an Organization: A Journey Into Chaos David R. Schwandt PART FOUR: ARENAS OF PRACTICE 25. The Challenge of Stewardship: Building Learning Organizations in Healthcare Alain Gauthier 26. Restructuring Education: Designing Tomorrow's Workplace John H. Wood 27. Transforming Mental Models through Formal and Informal Learning: A Guide for Workplace Educators Robert Weintraub 28. Leadership: Quality and the U.S. Navy Robert L. Masten Case Studies: 29. Organizational Learning: Medical Metaphor and Corporate Practice Alan K. Graham30. Shared Values: Nutrients for Learning Frank Hoffmann and Bill Withers 31. Creating a Learning Organization By Accident Mary Byrd 32. Beyond Ego to Wisdom: The Eicher Experience Dinesh Chandra CONCLUSION Reflections of Learning from a Gathering Sarita ChawlaRecommended Reading and Resources How to Contact Authors, Co-Authors, and Co-Editors Index

O autorze

John Renesch, Sarita Chawla