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Article: Organizational learning among senior public-service executives: an empirical investigation of culture, decisional latitude and supportive communication.(Author abstract)(Report)
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- Canadian Public Administration
- Article date:
- September 22, 2007
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Over the last ten years, organizational learning has been a staple concept in management research. (1) The reason for this emphasis is that survival of an organization depends on its capacity to adapt to environmental changes, and this capacity is intrinsically dependent on learning by individual employees. Technological changes, increased expectations for quality of service, economic pressures and demographic changes also lead to the continuous adaptation of the organization. P.A. Sabatier's theoretical model on knowledge management is also part of this reflection on organizational learning and the impact of external factors on the development of policies to guide the ...