<p>This has been a practical innovation graduation project with</p><p>the focus of studying the impacts of downsizing on a learning</p><p>organization. The study took place at Karlsson Spools in Sala.</p><p>This has been a part of an ongoing EU project funded by the</p><p>European Social Fund, ESF. We have, with the help of</p><p>interviews and surveys, gathered information on the present</p><p>situation and with the help of theoretical studies built a</p><p>framework on how a learning organization is viewed in</p><p>theory.</p><p>During our study we found that there are many components</p><p>to a learning organization. The company in question has</p><p>displayed some qualities that characterize a learning</p><p>organization such as a plan to train and further develop their</p><p>employees. The problem we found was lack of communication</p><p>and how this has resulted in a less successful outcome of the</p><p>ongoing courses. The reason for this has been primarily due to</p><p>major cuts in personnel. In that aspect we have found that the</p><p>downsizing has hurt the organization. It was, however,</p><p>unavoidable to make those cutbacks and we hope they can</p><p>move forward from this point. Luckily the project has just</p><p>begun and we hope that our suggestions will bring a more</p><p>cohesive structure to the project in the end.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-9607 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Samuelsson, Mia, Kumpula, Katja |
| Publisher | Mälardalen University, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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