Creating a Learning Organization

Abstract

This study analyzes the factors affecting on creating a leaming organization based on Peter Senge's model. He introduces these factors in his book named fifth discipline: leadership, thinking space, localization, balance between family and work, time management and experiencing. There are commonly two basic patterns for creating a learning organization in academic studies: American pattern introduced by Peter Senge and European pattern written by several famous authors and theorists. Other scientists and theorists follow these two patterns. A study with this subject has not been carried in our country. By identifying the factors effecting on learning organization we can prepare to create this kind of organization as a new approach for organization's and human resource's development. Results showed that mentioned factors affect on creating a learning organization. So we can prepare for creating a learning organization by using designer, teacher and steward leaders, create thinking space, learning from case experiences, personal and organizational effort to create balance between family and work, creating learning and thinking opportunity and delegating decision making to employees and supervisors.

Keywords

• learning organization
• organizational learning