Anders Örtenblad is Professor of Work Life Science at University of Agder, Norway. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Learning Organization, and has published articles on the learning organization and organizational learning in journals such as Management Learning and International Journal of Management Reviews. Among books he has edited are a series of volumes on the adaptation of management ideas for various industries, sectors, national cultures, and religions, including the Handbook of Research on The Learning Organization: Adaptation and Context (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013).

This is a big book full of original writing on a range of ideas, old and new, and it will be a valuable addition to the library of any university where the workings of organizations are researched and taught.

• Part I: Introduction 1: Anders Örtenblad: Background and Introduction to the Learning Organization 2: Siu Loon Hoe: The Topicality of the Learning Organization: Is the Concept Still Relevant Today? Part II: Definitions and Meanings of the 'Learning Organization' 3: Hong T.M. Bui: Senge's Learning Organization: Development of the Learning Organization Model 4: Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick: Conceptualizing an Organization That Learns 5: Patrick J. Healy: Garvin's Learning Organization: A Process Perspective on Learning for Implementation, Improvement, and Innovation 6: Mike Pedler, Tom Boydell, and John Burgoyne: Learning Company: The Learning Organization According to Pedler, Burgoyne, and Boydell 7: Michael J. Marquardt: Building Learning Organizations with Action Learning 8: Bob Garratt: Personal Paradoxes in Learning to Design 'The Learning Organization' 9: Hong T.M. Bui: On Definitions of the Learning Organization: Toward a New Definition of Learning Organization Part III: Aspects of the Learning Organization 10: Max Visser and Paul Tosey: Learning in the Learning Organization: Concepts and Antecedents 11: Alice Lam: Ambidextrous Learning Organizations 12: Peter Hawkins: How the Learning Organization Learns and its Culture Coevolves 13: Robert L. Flood and Hanne Finnestrand: A Mighty Step: Critical Systemic Interpretation of the Learning Organization 14: Anthony DiBella: From Learning Organizations to Learning Cultures and More: Evolutions in Theory, Changes in Practice, Continuity of Purpose 15: William D. Schneper, David Wernick, and Mary Ann Von Glinow: Stakeholders and the Learning Organization 16: Amanda Brazil: What is Needed to Create Gender Inclusive Learning Organizations Part IV: Practicing the Learning Organization 17: Victoria J. Marsick and Karen E. Watkins: Interventions to Create a Learning Organization 18: Nancy M. Dixon: Glimpses of Organizations in the Act of Learning 19: Laurie Field: Pegasus or Clever White Horse? In Pursuit of Real Learning Organizations Part V: Studying the Learning Organization 20: Amy C. Edmondson, Francesca Gino, and Patrick J. Healy: The Learning Organization Survey: Validation of an Instrument to Augment Research on Organizational Learning 21: Swee Chua Goh: Measurement of the Learning Organization Construct: A Critical Perspective and Future Directions for Research 22: Kyoungshin Kim and Zhenqiu (Laura) Lu: Learning Organization and Organizational Performance 23: Nhien Nguyen, Jens Ørding Hansen, and Are Jensen: How Best to Study the Learning Organization Part VI: The Universality of the Learning Organization 24: Peter Wyer and Shaun Bowman: The Potential To Nurture Small Businesses To Learning Organization Form 25: Anders Örtenblad: Contextualizing The Learning Organization: Towards Differentiated Standards Part VII: New and Alternative Perspectives on The Learning Organization 26: Robert Chia: Becoming a Learning Organization: A Process-Philosophical Perspective 27: Helen D. Armstrong: The Learning Organization as a Practice of Becoming Human 28: Jacky Hong and Carry K.Y. Mak: The Empire Strikes Back: How Learning Organization Scholars can Learn from the Critiques 29: David M. Boje and Grace Ann Rosile: An Antenarrative Amendment to Learning Organization: Theories to Avert Sixth Extinction 30: Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen, Shih-wei Hsu, and Lone Hersted: The Learning Organization: A Critical Analysis and Future Directions Part VIII: The Learning Organization in the Future 31: Tom Boydell, Mike Pedler, and John Burgoyne: The Future of the Learning Organization 32: Anders Örtenblad: Suggestions for Future Research on the Learning Organization

Anders Örtenblad is Professor of Work Life Science at University of Agder, Norway. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Learning Organization, and has published articles on the learning organization and organizational learning in journals such as Management Learning and International Journal of Management Reviews. Among books he has edited are a series of volumes on the adaptation of management ideas for various industries, sectors, national cultures, and religions, including the Handbook of Research on The Learning Organization: Adaptation and Context (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013).

This is a big book full of original writing on a range of ideas, old and new, and it will be a valuable addition to the library of any university where the workings of organizations are researched and taught.

• Part I: Introduction 1: Anders Örtenblad: Background and Introduction to the Learning Organization 2: Siu Loon Hoe: The Topicality of the Learning Organization: Is the Concept Still Relevant Today? Part II: Definitions and Meanings of the 'Learning Organization' 3: Hong T.M. Bui: Senge's Learning Organization: Development of the Learning Organization Model 4: Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick: Conceptualizing an Organization That Learns 5: Patrick J. Healy: Garvin's Learning Organization: A Process Perspective on Learning for Implementation, Improvement, and Innovation 6: Mike Pedler, Tom Boydell, and John Burgoyne: Learning Company: The Learning Organization According to Pedler, Burgoyne, and Boydell 7: Michael J. Marquardt: Building Learning Organizations with Action Learning 8: Bob Garratt: Personal Paradoxes in Learning to Design 'The Learning Organization' 9: Hong T.M. Bui: On Definitions of the Learning Organization: Toward a New Definition of Learning Organization Part III: Aspects of the Learning Organization 10: Max Visser and Paul Tosey: Learning in the Learning Organization: Concepts and Antecedents 11: Alice Lam: Ambidextrous Learning Organizations 12: Peter Hawkins: How the Learning Organization Learns and its Culture Coevolves 13: Robert L. Flood and Hanne Finnestrand: A Mighty Step: Critical Systemic Interpretation of the Learning Organization 14: Anthony DiBella: From Learning Organizations to Learning Cultures and More: Evolutions in Theory, Changes in Practice, Continuity of Purpose 15: William D. Schneper, David Wernick, and Mary Ann Von Glinow: Stakeholders and the Learning Organization 16: Amanda Brazil: What is Needed to Create Gender Inclusive Learning Organizations Part IV: Practicing the Learning Organization 17: Victoria J. Marsick and Karen E. Watkins: Interventions to Create a Learning Organization 18: Nancy M. Dixon: Glimpses of Organizations in the Act of Learning 19: Laurie Field: Pegasus or Clever White Horse? In Pursuit of Real Learning Organizations Part V: Studying the Learning Organization 20: Amy C. Edmondson, Francesca Gino, and Patrick J. Healy: The Learning Organization Survey: Validation of an Instrument to Augment Research on Organizational Learning 21: Swee Chua Goh: Measurement of the Learning Organization Construct: A Critical Perspective and Future Directions for Research 22: Kyoungshin Kim and Zhenqiu (Laura) Lu: Learning Organization and Organizational Performance 23: Nhien Nguyen, Jens Ørding Hansen, and Are Jensen: How Best to Study the Learning Organization Part VI: The Universality of the Learning Organization 24: Peter Wyer and Shaun Bowman: The Potential To Nurture Small Businesses To Learning Organization Form 25: Anders Örtenblad: Contextualizing The Learning Organization: Towards Differentiated Standards Part VII: New and Alternative Perspectives on The Learning Organization 26: Robert Chia: Becoming a Learning Organization: A Process-Philosophical Perspective 27: Helen D. Armstrong: The Learning Organization as a Practice of Becoming Human 28: Jacky Hong and Carry K.Y. Mak: The Empire Strikes Back: How Learning Organization Scholars can Learn from the Critiques 29: David M. Boje and Grace Ann Rosile: An Antenarrative Amendment to Learning Organization: Theories to Avert Sixth Extinction 30: Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen, Shih-wei Hsu, and Lone Hersted: The Learning Organization: A Critical Analysis and Future Directions Part VIII: The Learning Organization in the Future 31: Tom Boydell, Mike Pedler, and John Burgoyne: The Future of the Learning Organization 32: Anders Örtenblad: Suggestions for Future Research on the Learning Organization

Anders Örtenblad is Professor of Work Life Science at University of Agder, Norway. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Learning Organization, and has published articles on the learning organization and organizational learning in journals such as Management Learning and International Journal of Management Reviews. Among books he has edited are a series of volumes on the adaptation of management ideas for various industries, sectors, national cultures, and religions, including the Handbook of Research on The Learning Organization: Adaptation and Context (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013).

This is a big book full of original writing on a range of ideas, old and new, and it will be a valuable addition to the library of any university where the workings of organizations are researched and taught.

• Part I: Introduction 1: Anders Örtenblad: Background and Introduction to the Learning Organization 2: Siu Loon Hoe: The Topicality of the Learning Organization: Is the Concept Still Relevant Today? Part II: Definitions and Meanings of the 'Learning Organization' 3: Hong T.M. Bui: Senge's Learning Organization: Development of the Learning Organization Model 4: Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick: Conceptualizing an Organization That Learns 5: Patrick J. Healy: Garvin's Learning Organization: A Process Perspective on Learning for Implementation, Improvement, and Innovation 6: Mike Pedler, Tom Boydell, and John Burgoyne: Learning Company: The Learning Organization According to Pedler, Burgoyne, and Boydell 7: Michael J. Marquardt: Building Learning Organizations with Action Learning 8: Bob Garratt: Personal Paradoxes in Learning to Design 'The Learning Organization' 9: Hong T.M. Bui: On Definitions of the Learning Organization: Toward a New Definition of Learning Organization Part III: Aspects of the Learning Organization 10: Max Visser and Paul Tosey: Learning in the Learning Organization: Concepts and Antecedents 11: Alice Lam: Ambidextrous Learning Organizations 12: Peter Hawkins: How the Learning Organization Learns and its Culture Coevolves 13: Robert L. Flood and Hanne Finnestrand: A Mighty Step: Critical Systemic Interpretation of the Learning Organization 14: Anthony DiBella: From Learning Organizations to Learning Cultures and More: Evolutions in Theory, Changes in Practice, Continuity of Purpose 15: William D. Schneper, David Wernick, and Mary Ann Von Glinow: Stakeholders and the Learning Organization 16: Amanda Brazil: What is Needed to Create Gender Inclusive Learning Organizations Part IV: Practicing the Learning Organization 17: Victoria J. Marsick and Karen E. Watkins: Interventions to Create a Learning Organization 18: Nancy M. Dixon: Glimpses of Organizations in the Act of Learning 19: Laurie Field: Pegasus or Clever White Horse? In Pursuit of Real Learning Organizations Part V: Studying the Learning Organization 20: Amy C. Edmondson, Francesca Gino, and Patrick J. Healy: The Learning Organization Survey: Validation of an Instrument to Augment Research on Organizational Learning 21: Swee Chua Goh: Measurement of the Learning Organization Construct: A Critical Perspective and Future Directions for Research 22: Kyoungshin Kim and Zhenqiu (Laura) Lu: Learning Organization and Organizational Performance 23: Nhien Nguyen, Jens Ørding Hansen, and Are Jensen: How Best to Study the Learning Organization Part VI: The Universality of the Learning Organization 24: Peter Wyer and Shaun Bowman: The Potential To Nurture Small Businesses To Learning Organization Form 25: Anders Örtenblad: Contextualizing The Learning Organization: Towards Differentiated Standards Part VII: New and Alternative Perspectives on The Learning Organization 26: Robert Chia: Becoming a Learning Organization: A Process-Philosophical Perspective 27: Helen D. Armstrong: The Learning Organization as a Practice of Becoming Human 28: Jacky Hong and Carry K.Y. Mak: The Empire Strikes Back: How Learning Organization Scholars can Learn from the Critiques 29: David M. Boje and Grace Ann Rosile: An Antenarrative Amendment to Learning Organization: Theories to Avert Sixth Extinction 30: Kenneth Mølbjerg Jørgensen, Shih-wei Hsu, and Lone Hersted: The Learning Organization: A Critical Analysis and Future Directions Part VIII: The Learning Organization in the Future 31: Tom Boydell, Mike Pedler, and John Burgoyne: The Future of the Learning Organization 32: Anders Örtenblad: Suggestions for Future Research on the Learning Organization