Building a learning organization. (includes related article)

From: Business Credit | Date: January 1, 1994| Author: Garvin, David A. | Copyright information

The need for learning organizations or knowledge-creating companies has arisen to keep pace with technological change and business methods. Organizational learning is generally defined as a process that takes place over time and leads to the acquisition of skills resulting in enhanced workplace performance. The process involves systematic problem solving, experimentation, learning from past experience, learning from others and the transfer of knowledge.

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