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Smith, Peter A. C.; Sharicz, Carol Ann – Learning Organization, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assist an organization to restructure as a bi-modal organization in order to achieve sustainability in today's highly complex business world. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is conceptual and is based on relevant literature and the authors' research and practice. Findings: Although fluid…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Social Networks, Sustainability, Organizations (Groups)
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Fisser, Sandra; Browaeys, Marie-Joelle – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: Organizations as complex networks aim to survive. The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative perspective to current organizational challenges by considering team learning as key factor for surviving this turbulent environment. Design/methodology/approach: The dominating approach in this paper comes from the complexity…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Learning, Systems Approach, Organizational Change
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MacGillivray, Alice – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: Canada's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Research and Technology Initiative (CRTI) uses an operating model that is unusual in government. It is created to enable cross-boundary capability and capacity building and learning. Some consider it a model for other federal science initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Communities of Practice, Social Networks
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Haslett, Tim; Barton, John; Stephens, John; Schell, Liz; Olsen, Jane – Learning Organization, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the emergent nature of leadership in a university-based learning network of mature-aged practitioner-scholars. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on previously published work, interviews, and current research. Findings: The paper finds that once initial structures have been established,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Action Research, Doctoral Programs, Leadership