Setting the stage for exploration
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to discuss the important distinctions between organizational and individual learning.
Design/methodology/approach
Important distinctions between organizational and individual learning are explored before presenting five elements of the learning organization.
Findings
Three underlying principles are provided as a launching point for future exploration: a learning organization is a knowledge organization; a learning organization is more than the sum of individual learning; and a learning organization is constantly changing and never at maximum efficiency.
Originality/value
This paper discusses the important distinctions between organizational and individual learning.
Keywords
Citation
Bennet, A. (2006), "Setting the stage for exploration", VINE, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/03055720610667309
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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