Pirmojoje dalyje nagrinėjama besimokančios organizacijos samprata ir jos traktavimo teoriniai aspektai. Analizuojama įvairių užsienio ir Lietuvos autorių nuomonės apie besimokančias organizacijas išskiriami pagrindiniai besimokančios organizacijos bruožai. Apžvelgiamos ir analizuojamos teoriškai naujos, pasaulyje plačiai naudojamos šiuolaikinės kokybės vadybos sistemos. Antroje dalyje nagrinėjami Lietuvos ir užsienio autorių atlikti empiriniai tyrimai. Trečioje dalyje pateikiamas kompleksinis tyrimas, kurio metu aiškinamasi, kokią įtaką organizacijos veiklos gerinimui turi naujų kokybės vadybos metodų taikymas. Gauta informacija analizuojama, formuluojamos tarpinės išvados. / The first part consists of the theoretical analysis, where, with reference to sources by different authors, the following points have been presented and discussed: various aspects of the conception of a learning organisation, the characteristics of a learning organisation, the role of modern management theories in learning organization activities, and the methods of Six Sigma and lean process improvement. In the second part, various empirical studies by foreign and the Lithuanian researchers are discussed, concerning the implementation of quality management models for learning organization activities. In the third part of the thesis, a two-part comprehensive research is analyzed. The first part is an expert survey which was conducted in order to introduce the opinion of experts working in the field of management. The second part is the research of the internal environment of the joint-stock company Kauno baldai – a case study during which organization activity was compared to that prior and after the implementation of the Lean management method. The research results are presented. At the end of thesis the conclusions have been drawn, also suggestions and recommendation have been made.

Learning has to go on constantly and has to be the aim of existence for each person. These changes such as a challenge for educational and training system make us to change the educational system according to the concept of a learning society (Chapman, 1996). This is the topicality of the researched area. The idea of the research is that the author has used the theoretical basis of B. Simonaitiene dissertation and the indicators of a learning educational organization and a part of the survey instrument presented by the author of the dissertation. However, the author of this research has changed the geography of the research grip (Siauliai city). Hopefully, the situation of gymnasiums as learning organizations can potentially be characterized as peculiar that was quite meaningful to research. The problematic question of the research is what characteristics of learning organizations are present in Siauliai gymnasiums. The research object is a learning organization. The research point is educational institution as a learning organization. The research hypothesis is that socio-demographic variables influence the teacher point of view towards the occurrence of characteristics of a learning organization. The research aim is to empirically research the occurrence of learning organization peculiarities in Siauliai gymnasiums. The research objectives are to identify the peculiarities of a learning organization in educational institutions, to present the indicators and activity... [to full text]