Learning organizations / authored by Malva Daniel Reid (University of the District of Columbia, USA), Jyldyz Bekbalaeva (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan), Denise Bedford (Georgetown University, USA), Alexeis Garcia-Perez (Coventry University, UK), Dwane Jones (University of the District of Columbia, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reid, Malva Daniel, author.

Bekbalaeva, Jyldyz, author.

Bedford, Denise, author.

Garcia-Perez, Alexeis, author.

Jones, Dwane, author.

Series:

Working methods for knowledge management.

Working methods for knowledge management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational learning.

Knowledge management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2021]

Summary:

The 21st century economy is fuelled by knowledge. Today, knowledge is more than an idea - it is an economic commodity. An organization's knowledge capital is a competitive and comparative advantage. Every organization must now invest in the knowledge assets of all its employees. Learning is the engine that creates and renews knowledge capital. Learning Organizations delves into why learning is an essential business operation; how modern learning is different from industrial-era training; how to discover learning sources and opportunities; how to design a learning environment and learning strategies that optimize the potential of every employee. This is essential reading for business managers, human resource professionals, and academic researchers studying knowledge economies, knowledge, and intellectual capital.

Contents:

Part 1. Learing in the knowledge economy

Chapter 1. Knowledge capital and the knowledge economy

Chapter 2. Learning

Chapter 3. Learning cultures

Chapter 4. Designs for learning

Part 2. Learning environments

Chapter 5. Learning at the organization level

Chapter 6. Learning at the team or group level

Chapter 7. Learning at the individual level

Part 3. Developing learning strategies

Chapter 8. Designing and developing an organization-wide learning strategy

Chapter 9. Communicating and socializing the learning strategy

Chapter 10. Maintaining and sustaining a learning strategy.

Notes:

Includes index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781839824302

1839824301

9781839824326

1839824328