Strategic Learning In A Knowledge Economy

Strategic Learning in a Knowledge Economy defines unique and powerful ways that organizations can foster learning at the individual, group and organizational levels, a capability critical to both strategic objectives and business performance. The book explains how individuals and organizations learn, clarifying cognitive and social aspects of the topic. Readers will understand how learning enables organizations and individuals to better create, assimilate, and transfer knowledge.

Strategic Learning in a Knowledge Economy helps managers create individual and collective processes that maximize the quality of the knowledge created and learned and ensures this knowledge is effectively used. The book appropriately redefines the frequently narrow and technology-oriented view of learning and explains how an effective learning strategy ensures that a broad base of employees learn and implement vital organizational lessons. Strategic Learning in a Knowledge Economy features focused discussions of organizational core competencies, learning and innovation, communities of practice, assessing organizational learning capabilities, and other important learning topics.

This authoritative compendium helps readers master organizational issues crucial in today's knowledge economy by:

Audience: Executives, senior management, knowledge management officers.

Cross (Institute for Knowledge Management) and Israelit (Arthur Andersen Knowledge Business Solutions Practice) present 15 contributions that offer tools and techniques designed to help organizations foster learning cultures within their structures. The authors attempt to go beyond the narrow technological focus that they say characterizes most organizational learning programs. The contributions are organized into sections that apply theories of learning to the organizational, team, and individual levels. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR