Putting the learning organization into context: contributions from previous works

Örtenblad, Anders, Fan, Ziyun, Peng, Chenghao, Li, Boying, Cong, Ziyang and Zhou, Jie (2013) Putting the learning organization into context: contributions from previous works. In: Handbook of Research on the Learning Organization. Edward Elgar, pp. 35-50. ISBN 9781781004890

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Abstract

This chapter offers an overview of the contributions provided by prior literature that has put the learning organization idea into context. The chapter focuses on the literature’s advice on the relevance of the learning organization idea to organizations within various contexts and recommendations for these organizations. The chapter is based on a review of an extensive part of the literature on the learning organization idea put into context, available in English. We searched for literature in two databases, both of which contain academic literature related to the subjects of business management and educational management: ABI/Inform (Pro Quest) and EBSCO host Business Source Premier. Thus, we could expect a good coverage of academic literature related to the learning organization idea applied to various contexts. We searched for peer-reviewed literature with the following keywords within the article title: ‘learning organisation’, ‘learning organization’, ‘learning organisations’, ‘learning organizations’, or ‘LO’. A total of 2116 works were identified (the search results were retrieved on 16–17 May 2012).

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	N200 Management studies X300 Academic studies in Education
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2019 17:55
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2019 09:51
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/38189

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