Building military learning organizations: many birds, one stone
ISSN: 0969-6474
Article publication date: 16 November 2020
Issue publication date: 22 October 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to illustrate the need for context-adapted models of military learning organizations (LOs), identify challenges to building LOs in the military and discuss how maturing as an LO provides military organizations a competitive advantage.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper highlights the primarily industrial focus of existing literature, discusses a sample of nuanced challenges to building military LOs and posits potential benefits of military LOs future operational environment.
Findings
Building military LOs is an area of research that remains underdeveloped. Advancing LO theory requires researchers to consider context and the challenges organizations may encounter during efforts to build LOs.
Originality/value
This paper highlights gaps and alignment in LO theory to advance the argument that context-adapted approaches to building military LOs are needed.
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Acknowledgements
The research described herein was sponsored by the US ARI for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Department of the Army (Contract W911NF-11-D-0001 DO# 0398, Task# 17-006). The views expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, DoD or the US Government.
Citation
Freeman, T.E. and Calton, M.A. (2021), "Building military learning organizations: many birds, one stone", The Learning Organization, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 257-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-12-2019-0181
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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