Organisational Learning in the Automotive Sector

by Dr Penny West, Penny West

Overview

This book considers the concepts of organisational learning and the learning organisation, and critically examines their take up within the context of four contemporary work organisations in the European automotive sector. Within this dynamic environment, the pursuit and implementation of approaches that encourage individuals to learn and challenge existing orthodoxy are now dominant on the management agenda. Changes to processes, structures, cultures and the employment relationship per se.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134601127
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/04/2002
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	418 KB

About the Author

Dr Penny West, Penny West

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Organisational learning and change in the automotive sector2. The learning organisation: historical and conceptual foundations3. Theoretical and practical perspectives on learning in organisations4. The relationship between learning and change5. The case studies: the Rover Group and Volvo, Tallent Engineering and GKN Hardy Spicer6. Emerging themes for organisational effectiveness in the automotive sector7. Discussion and analysis: the Rover Group and Volvo8. Discussion and analysis: Tallent Engineering and GKN Hardy Spicer9. Summary and conclusions