Cultivation (Building a learning organization for sustainable development)

Author: [USA] Shan and others, translated by Luo Jian and others
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Whether from a personal or business perspective, learning is crucial for acquiring and maintaining sustainable development capabilities. Building a learning organization requires full commitment and persistent effort. This book helps readers understand the essence of learning organizations by providing a relevant analytical framework and practical models for guiding behavioral practices. Moreover, the book primarily focuses on different choices in organizational design and the practice of special learning mechanisms. The authors elaborate on methods for designing learning organizations through an in-depth study of six cases, which belong to different industries, countries, and emphasize various aspects of learning organizations. The authors conduct a comprehensive and systematic analysis of these cases, capturing the characteristics of learning requirements, design standards, and mechanisms, and meticulously analyze their interrelationships, as well as their connections with corporate strategy, resources, and performance. The book also discusses controversial topics related to learning and argues for the importance of further in-depth research on these subjects. This book is suitable for students and scholars in the fields of management and organizational behavior, as well as administrative executives, who will benefit greatly from learning, reflection, and practice.