A Multi-Level Perspective of the Learning Organization

Organizational learning is widely accepted as a means of sustainingcompetitive advantage especially for organizations facing discontinuity in theexternal environment. However in attempting to develop a learning organizationmany researchers and practitioners approach it from a premise ofidealness paying little attention to learning barriers existing at different levelsin the organization. Taking a multi-level perspective this book examines thesebarriers at the individual group and organizational levels and considers howlearning escalates through these levels. This multi-level perspective gives freshinsights into the learning organization and a means of assessing anddeveloping it. This is a scholarly researched book written in an accessiblestyle. While theoretically informed it adopts a style that is accessible toinformed practitioners as well as a wide range of academics at all levels. Thisbook will be essential reading for anyone interested in organizational learninglearning organization change management innovation and knowledgemanagement. Business school libraries would also need it as importantbackground to general business degrees.