The Ideology of Learning Organisations in Africa: A Critical Analysis

Autor/in	Akella, Devi
Titel	The Ideology of Learning Organisations in Africa: A Critical Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Learning and Change, 4 (2010) 1, S.21-35 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-2875
DOI	10.1504/IJLC.2010.030169
Schlagwörter	Ideology; Criticism; Foreign Countries; Organizational Development; Models; Personnel Evaluation; Employees; Human Resources; Labor Force Development; Interviews; Africa; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ideologie; Kritik; Ausland; Organisationsentwicklung; Analogiemodell; Personalbeurteilung; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Humankapital; Arbeitskräftebestand; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Afrika
Abstract	Organisations worldwide have acknowledged the connection between corporate learning, development and business sustainability. Emphasis is being laid on creating and designing a learning organisation "that is skilled at creating, acquiring, interpreting, transferring and retaining knowledge" [Garvin, (2000), p.32]. Extensive literature exists about the successful implementation of the learning organisation design by numerous companies globally. However, the appropriateness of the ideology of learning organisation and its concepts globally, has so far been neglected [with the exception of Jackson (2004)]. This paper investigates the appropriateness and effectiveness of the learning organisation model in the African continent. The paper explores the various dimensions and characteristics of the learning organisation model to provide insights on any problematic concerns relating to the effective governance of these contemporary models. The paper bases its critical discussion and analysis of learning organisations including its negative consequences on empirical evidence obtained from a case study in Botswana. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10