HRD4801
Assignment 5 2024
Detailed Solutions, References & Explanations
Unique number: 519928
Due date: 5 September 2024
QUESTION 1: UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTING A LEARNING
ORGANIZATION
A learning organization is a term that has gained significant attention in the corporate
world, particularly as organizations strive to adapt to rapidly changing environments.
Peter Senge (1997) defined a learning organization as a place where employees
continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and
expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and
where people are continually learning to see the whole together. In essence, a learning
organization is one that is skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge, and
at modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights. The concept emphasizes
the importance of continuous learning and adaptation at all levels of an organization,
thereby fostering a culture of inquiry and learning.
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