Building the Learning Organization: A Systems Approach to Quantum Improvement and Global Success (Hardcover)

by Michael J. Marquardt (Author)

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Best Practices in Learning. Forget theory--here's the first guide to reveal what's really working in the top learning organizations around the world. Building the Learning Organization, by Michael Marquardt, takes you inside company walls to discover the groundbreaking techniques that are delivering solid results in organizational transformation--knowledge management--empowerment--performance improvement--and more. Case studies give you all the nitty-gritty details, and a complete 17-component learning model based on the guide's research let's you use the same world-class techniques in your company.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (December 11, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070405344
• ISBN-13: 978-0070405349
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,013,374 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nuts-and-bolts of a Learning Organisation, August 2, 2000

By	Jyrki J.J. Kasvi (Espoo FINLAND) - See all my reviews

This is one of the few books that manage to get into the guts of learning organisations, past conceptual pondering and into nuts-and-bolts of turning the concepts into practices.

The structure of this book is somewhat confusing, as it is easy to lose track of the nested levels of subtitles, with about the same size of headings. Several pages long lists do not make it any easier to remember, what is the actual issue of the chapter in question.

This book is widely used in management courses but I would not require my students to memorize those lengthy lists of connected tidbits. In my opinion this is much more applicable as a thought provoker or even a reference for a manager of an emerging learning organisation.

This is not a bad book, far from it. Especially the use of actual cases to stress the point of each chapter works very well.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and practical book on building a learning organization, March 30, 1999

By A Customer

Excellent case studies; based on best theories and practice

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Excellent Book, July 12, 1997

By A Customer

If you want to learn "The Learning Organization", start with this book. You can understand easily what the LO is and how to build it