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The University; A Learning Organization? : An Illuminative Review Based on System Theory

There are voices in the research field suggesting that universities should become learning organisations in order to be more competitive and efficient. However, the proposal is mainly based on theoretical and normative discussions rather than on empirical research. Therefore, this study has explored and reviewed in what way a university organisation has organised its inner life and illuminate in what way its local organisation matches the characteristics of a constructed theoretical model of a learning organisation. The study has furthermore explored in what way the organisational characteristics interact with one another in order to find out whether they support or hinder organisational learning.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-780
Date January 2006
CreatorsStrandli Portfelt, I
PublisherKarlstads universitet, Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten, Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral thesis, monograph, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
RelationKarlstad University Studies, 1403-8099 ; 2006:23

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