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Showing 1 to 20 of 94 for “"Organisational learning"”.
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Investigating Organisational Learning Mechanisms (OLMs) and elements shaping organisational learning in selected universities in Nigeria
This study explores the process of organisational learning in selected universities in Nigeria. OL is essential in an organisation’s ability to survive, grow, adapt and respond to environmental dynamics and changes. Universities as institutions of learning play significant roles in shaping …
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The process of organisational learning and its value for organisational performance
Organisational learning has been advocated as a key enabler of organisational performance improvement. However, despite over half a century of research, such claims attributed to organisational learning cannot be adequately verified. To date, the field is fragmented where agreement is not evident …
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An analysis of TQM and organisational learning processes using modelling and simulation.
… link between Total Quality Management (TQM) and organisational learning, to develop a conceptual framework for a learning organisation, and to model (Skill Pool Model (SKPM), Pipeline Skill Pool Model (PSKPM), Automated Pipeline Skill Pool Model (APSKPM)) learning processes to facilitate …
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An investigation of the prevalence and impact of organisational learning in UK police forces.
This research aims to inform the relevance of Organisational Learning (OL) to policing management practice by investigating its impact and prevalence in UK policing. In the prescriptive literature, OL is propounded as an important aspect of effective organisations that needs to be leveraged. The …
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Mental models, cognitive style, and organisational learning : the development of shared understanding in organisations
Organisational learning is seen by many to be a key determinant of organisational performance. This is demonstrated by the growth of the 'learning company' concept (Pedler et al. 1991), and by the suggestion that the ability to learn faster than one's competitors is the only sustainable competitive …
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Knowledge Transfer, Organisational Learning, and the Performance of International Strategic Alliances : A Co-evolutionary Perspective
… paradoxes in cross-border knowledge transfer and learning processes and their impacts on the performance of international strategic alliances. This research thus develops a co-evolutionary view on international strategic alliance performance and empirically investigates the interplay between …
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An exploration of the determinants of innovation:the top management team, organisational climate and organisational learning
… documented in the innovation literature, the organisational environment also plays a key role in determining organisational outcomes. Therefore, the inclusion of both TMT characteristics and organisational variables (climate and organisational learning) in this study provides a more holistic …
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USING ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING THEORY AS A MEANS OF MOBILISING KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES IN THE CONTROL OF INFECTION
This research investigates learning and infection control knowledge within hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK). Fundamental infection control practices are not always carried out by clinical staff caring for patients, as a result infections are transmitted (Pittet et al 2000). Failure to carry out …
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Organisational Learning and Capability Development in Mature Medium-sized Firms: An Exploration from an Enactment Perpsective.
… to critique and develop the concept of organisational capability. It approaches organisational capability from an interpretivist angle and inquires how organisations actually develop and renew their capabilities for sustainable competitive advantage. As a consequence of adopting the …
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Organisational learning and capability development in mature medium-sized firms : an exploration from an enactment perspective
… to critique and develop the concept of organisational capability. It approaches organisational capability from an interpretivist angle and inquires how organisations actually develop and renew their capabilities for sustainable competitive advantage. As a consequence of adopting the …
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Power relationships and authentic organisational learning : daring to break the silence on meaningful dialogue in policing organisations
… and creativity demands as the private sector. Organisational learning is a concept touted as an important and necessary strategy for organisations to keep pace with the rapid changing global environment that now plays host to opportunities as well as great economic and social volatility. …
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ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING PROCESSES UNDERLYING ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIC RENEWAL WITHIN GROWTH-ORIENTED SMALL FIRMS: A SITUATED LEARNING THEORY PERSPECTIVE
… overarching aim of this study is to examine the organisational learning (OL) processes underlying entrepreneurial strategic renewal in growth-oriented small firms. Specifically, Situated Learning Theory (SLT) is applied as the major analytical lens to scrutinise the generation, dissemination and …
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Developing an understanding of the relationships between organisational learning and performance measurement systems: the case of Frankfurt airport.
… breadth and depth of the relationships between organisational learning (OL) and performance measurement systems (PMS), theoretically and practically, within the context of Frankfurt airport. A case study approach was adopted and applied at Frankfurt airport, encompassing the hierarchical levels …
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Total quality management: an investigation of the link between management control systems and organisational learning to support continuous improvement
… Their perceptions as to the role of organisation learning and its effect, if any, on the success of the quality initiative in their organisation were examined. The majority of respondents noted that their organisations are operating in a competitive environment whereby it is necessary to improve …
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Learning in adaptive spaces : how customer experience professionals experience learning during technology-mediated interaction, and implications for organisational learning
… experience (CX) professionals experience learning through their use of digital technologies in organisations, and considers the implications for organisational learning. A phenomenographic methodology was used to compare the variation in employees’ experiences of learning, and the research …
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Exploiting free online learning for continuous professional development in nursing: a theoretical framework to support individual and organisational learning
… explored how registered nurses use free online learning, including open education resources, as continuous professional development. The research comes in response to the issues caused by the decentralisation of continuous professional development practice for nursing. The burden of continuous …
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How transformational leadership and advanced technologies foster radical innovation : the role of advanced training, organisational learning, innovative climate and capabilities in large firms
… advanced technology, advanced training, organisational learning, innovative climate and innovation capability on radical innovation within the specific sphere of large Saudi firms. To fulfil the purpose of this study, a deductive approach was used, and the unit of analysis was at the …
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Examining the role of organisational learning in customer relations management : a case study of microfinance institutions in the Central business district of Lusaka, Zambia.
… purpose of this study was to examine the role of organisational learning in customer relations management, using a case study of Microfinance Institutions in the central business district of Lusaka, Zambia. The study was prompted by the problem of a continuous rise in customer complaints. This …
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