In their recent editorial Mannion and Braithwaite provide an insightful critique of traditional patient safety improvement efforts, and offer a powerful alternative vision based on Safety-II thinking that has the potential to radically transform the way we approach patient safety. In this commentary, I explore how the Safety-II perspective points to new directions for organisational learning in...

The complexity of current organisational contexts implies the need for innovative learning theories and practices at organisational level. Organisational learning represents a critical aspect of each organisation’s capacity to innovate, and to nurture and maintain its inner dynamism. The Semiotic Learning Framework is presented as an approach to organisational learning and as a working methodol...

This paper reviews the internal use of blogs and their potential effectiveness as organisational learning tools. Since the emergence of the concept of ‘Enterprise 2.0’ there remains a lack of empirical evidence associated with how organisations are applying social media tools and whether they are effective towards supporting organisational learning. Surprisingly, blogs, one of the more traditio...

This paper reports on an ongoing research project into organisational learning in virtual organisations using the Organisational Learning Evaluation Cycle developed by Gasston and Halloran (1999). A review of the literature shows that considerable research has been done in the area of organisational learning, however, the concepts are mainly focused on traditional organisational forms and are d...

background many organisations have realised the importance of human resource for their competitive advantage. empowering employees is therefore essential for organisational effectiveness. this study aimed to investigate the relationship between employee participation with outcome variables such as organisational commitment, job satisfaction, perception of justice in an organisation and readines...

This paper subsidises to the discussion of interorganisational learning. This study has a main aim which is to examine the inter-organisational learning from a supply chain perspective. The integration and importance of supply chain with inter-organisational learning till date is discussed. The steps that are involved in the consideration of inter-organisational learning are looked throughout w...

This paper explores the difference between learning in an organisation and organisational learning. I construct a conceptual framework for understanding organisational learning at an organisational level of analysis. This framework is based on the proposition that organisational learning is visible in the organisational dynamics created from the interaction between politics (power relations) an...

Indian organisations have transformed organisational learning to face multiple challenges posed by external market conditions, legal and regulatory considerations and internal factors. The way Indian organisations have developed their learning platforms and learning delivery has been instrumental in equipping a global workforce with the required knowledge and skills. This has, in turn, reduced ...