Organizational learning in a hospital

Article Abstract:

Research is conducted on organizational learning mechanisms (OLMs), or institutionalized procedural and structural systems that enable an organization to acquire, examine, store, dispense and utilize information critical to its performance. The study uses as an example an Israeli cardiac surgery ward, and shows that OLMs are culturally embedded in shared values.

Psychological aspects, Culture, Organizational behavior, Industrial psychology

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Chic, mystique, and misconception: Argyris and Schon and the rhetoric of organizational learning

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The author argues that the works of Chris Argyris and fellow theorist Schon are often cited but rarely critiqued, making them merely 'chic' within the field. The author also posits that the theorists' focus on organizational concepts which are difficult to realize provides them with a 'mystique,' and it is due to this focus that the two theorists have more to offer the discipline than the ways in which they are typically used, contributing to 'misconception.'

Criticism and interpretation, Organizational learning, Argyris, Chris

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Building learning organizations: the design and implementation of organizational learning mechanisms

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This article concerns the first phase of a project introducing organizational learning into the Ordnance Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. Conducted as a joint experiment, the project was guided by a set of principles and metaphors that constituted a vision of learning organizations. The article describes the conceptual rationale underlying the project, difficulties encountered and their solutions, and implications of our experience for building learning organizations. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Learning, Organizational effectiveness, Israel. Defense Forces

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