Managing in Organizations That Learn
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 24. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
650 pages
978-1-55786-660-8 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together the insights of leading theorists, consultants and practitioners in the field of organizational learning, this book addresses the changing role of managers in team-oriented organizations. Major themes of the book include: reconnecting the experiences of working and learning; linking teams to systems learning; building learning communities; and transforming organizations for both learning and performance. Each major section of the book is introduced by an extensive interview with a leading figure in the field of organizational learning.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
743 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55786-660-8 (9781557866608)
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Content
Part 1 Managing and learning: interview, Kermit Campbell; managing in and through the knowledge ecology, Steven A. Cavaleri and David S. Fearon; the prism of the new managerial mind, David S. Fearon and R. Ivan Blanco; the learning manager and the inner side of management, William P. Ferris and A. Russell Fanelli; the playing fields of learning, Kathleen DeChant. Part 2 Learning through working: interview, Andre Delbecq; creating the conditions for learning, Richard E. Wise; closing the loop - the dynamics of creative learning, Alex Pattakos; leading learning, Steven I. Meisel and David S. Fearon. Part 3 Linking teams with systems learning: interview, John D Sterman; from individual and team learning to systems learning, George Roth; transforming top management teams into learning groups, Laura Freebairn-Smith; information pathways to learning, Steven A. Cavaleri et al. Part 4 Learning communities - balancing managing and learning: interview, Peter Vaill; relational management, Nicholas J. Zangari and Steven A. Cavaleri; learning from the core, Sharon Seivert et al; identity and values, Fred Reed and Sharon Seivert. Part 5 Transforming organizations for learning and performance: interview, Cecil Ursprung; integrating learning and organizations, John Montgomery and Frank Scalia; strategic planning as a tool for building learning capacity, James P. Thompson and Joan Weiner; creating a world-class total learning organization, James Stoner; epilogue - interview, William O'Brien.