Differences between OL and LO
(Posted by Leo)
On differences between organizational learning and learning organization
The two most common
ways to distinguish between organizational learning and learning organization in
existing literature are that learning organization is a form of organization while
organizational learning is activity or processes (of learning) in
organizations, and that learning organization needs efforts while organizational
learning exists without any efforts. These two distinctions often appear together.
All organizations
would have organizational learning, but only some would be learning
organizations. For instance, Dodgson (1993, p. 380) uses the term ``natural
state'' for organizational learning, while learning organization is seen to
move beyond natural learning:
Organizational learning is as natural as
learning in individuals... the ``learning organization'' can be distinguished
as one that moves beyond this ``natural'' learning, and whose goals are to
thrive by systematically using its learning to progress beyond mere adaptation
(Dodgson, 1993, p. 380).
Dodgson certainly
sees organizational learning as something that exists without efforts, while
learning organization demands activity.
Table 1 Differences between organizational learning and learning organization
Reference:
Anders Ortenblad (2001), "On differences between organizational learning and learning organization",Vol.8,No.3,pp.125-133.
(Posted by Cyrus)
On Similarities between organizational learning and learning organization
On Similarities between organizational learning and learning organization
As suggested by Tseng. C.C., Mclean G.N. (2008), both the organization learning processes
and the learning organizations themselves promote continuous organizational renewal and improved performance
capacity.
Regardless of the differences listed above, practising organization learning and being a learning organization both serve the same purpose on improving effectiveness in an organization.
Reference:
Tseng. C.C.,
Mclean. G.N. (2008). The Relationship Between Organizational Learning Practice and Learning Organization. Retrieved March 11, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED501670.pdf
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6 Comments
6 Comments:
Hi Leo
Thanks for your sharing of the differences between OL and LO. I learnt a lot from this.
"All organizations would have organizational learning, but only some would be learning organizations." This sentence clearly indentify the differences between the two terms. Thank you for sharing.:)
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Do all companies have organizational learning? Successful companies might have this model but some less successful companies, it may be wise to look into these models.
Hello Leo,
If talking about Organizational learning, I think it somehow related to the Organizational culture.Where it is one where knowledge sharing is the norm, not the exception, where people are encouraged to work together, to collaborate and share, and where they are rewarded for doing so. The degree to which an organizational culture is collaborative can be assessed, and this in turn will provide a good indicator of how successful organizational learning will be.
Yea, Benjamin. Those elements of organizational learning (processes or tools) you mentioned make all the way ahead to being a learning organization (form or result)!
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