TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to define a theory of practice in successfully implementing management‐communication practices in the service of organizational learning.Design/methodology/approach– A combination of research methods, both quantitative and qualitative, was used in gathering and analyzing data.Findings– Three principles in creating a supportive environment conducive to employee empowerment and participative decision making enable organizational learning.Research limitations/implications– The study provides empirical findings in support of current theoretic knowledge in organizational learning and empowerment.Originality/value– The paper partly rectifies that little research has investigated the enabling structures and processes to manage the environment that surrounds and supports employee participative decision making and new learning to occur at the individual and collective level within a health care setting.
VL  - 22
IS  - 3
SN  - 1477-7266
DO  - 10.1108/14777260810883549
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14777260810883549
AU  - Ford Randal
AU  - Angermeier Ingo
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Creating a learning health care organization for participatory management: a case analysis
T2  - Journal of Health Organization and Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 269
EP  - 293
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -