Topic > Developing an Effective Learning Organization - 2451

There are several characteristics that are valuable to an organization. They must understand the environment internally and externally so that their level of creativity is positively influenced by this knowledge. They also need to be visionaries to be able to lead their business into the future, so they are constantly evolving. An organization must be flexible and know how to select good managers who will oversee their business so that they are free to work on their vision. Some of the best ideas will come from those who operate the business every day, and any organization that wants to succeed must welcome ideas from those it trusts to run its business. An organization must also have a diplomatic characteristic so that it can encourage teamwork and use multidisciplinary approaches to organizational structures (Hisrich & Peters, 2010). Whenever a new business is created, a variety of skills will overlap, so the organization must be good at establishing who will be responsible for different aspects of the business. Employing all the above-mentioned characteristics will lead to the success of any organization. The defining characteristic of a learning organization is that it contains people who are open-minded and eager to learn, develop and improve the organization through data, training and experience. Peter Senge sees a learning organization as one "where people continually expand their capacity to create the outcomes they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thought are cultivated, where collective aspiration is unleashed, and where people continually learn to see the whole together” (Kourdi, 2009). 2296754931). Garvin, D.A. (2000). Hisrich, R.D., Peters, M.P. and Shepherd, D.A. (2010) Entrepreneurship (8th ed.: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Kourdi, J. (2009 - Building a Learning Organization) . Research Library. (Document ID: 2197584181). Mathis, D. (2010, May). , & Minocha, S. (2006). We will teach the steps but you will never learn to dance. The organization of learning, 13(4), 398-412. ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 1074629991).