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Towards universities as learning organisations

Jim Stewart (Jim Stewart are all based at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham, UK)

The Learning Organization

ISSN: 0969-6474

Article publication date: 1 December 1998

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Abstract

The notion of “learning organisation” is, arguably, gaining credibility. This article takes this position as a starting point and, in the context of the authors’ own declared assumptions and beliefs, explores the meaning and potential application of the concept. This is achieved through examination of the literature on “learning organisations”, especially as it connects with emerging thinking on strategy and strategic management, and postmodern analyses of organising. The examination is then used as a comparison with conventional practices in UK universities. The argument is advanced that universities, as providers of management education, have both privileged opportunities and critical responsibilities to seek to adopt the ideal and practices associated with the concept of “learning organisation”. Some initial suggestions are included on what this might mean, and “look like”, in practice if the attempt to move towards learning organisation status is taken seriously.

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Franklin Myra Hodgkinson, P. and Stewart, J. (1998), "Towards universities as learning organisations", The Learning Organization, Vol. 5 No. 5, pp. 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/09696479810238251

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MCB UP Ltd

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