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Can universities become true learning organizations?

Can universities become true learning organizations? Purpose – Aims to assess whether a university can become a true learning organization. Design/methodology/approach – Focuses on the need for, and challenges of, transforming universities into true learning organizations. Findings – Observes that few of the underlying values that serve as the underpinnings of the learning organizations are actually honored in universities. Originality/value – Offers some possible avenues to help transform universities toward becoming learning organizations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Learning Organization Emerald Publishing

Can universities become true learning organizations?

Judith White; Rita Weathersby
The Learning Organization , Volume 12 (3): 7 – Jun 1, 2005
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2005 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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0969-6474
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10.1108/09696470510592539
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Abstract

Purpose – Aims to assess whether a university can become a true learning organization. Design/methodology/approach – Focuses on the need for, and challenges of, transforming universities into true learning organizations. Findings – Observes that few of the underlying values that serve as the underpinnings of the learning organizations are actually honored in universities. Originality/value – Offers some possible avenues to help transform universities toward becoming learning organizations.

Journal

The Learning Organization – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jun 1, 2005

Keywords: Universities; Learning organizations

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