Ch4-ITandOrgLearning.pptx

School of Computer & Information Sciences ITS-631- Operational Excellence Chapter 4 – Information Technology and Organizational Learning

Introduction

Understanding of organizational theory

Aspects of history and context of organizational learning

Defines and explains various learning protocols and how they can be used to promote organizational learning.

Four component processes

Learn

Focus

Align

Execute

Learning Organizations

The ability of an organization to learn faster and better than its competitors = the key to long-term business success

The learning organization is defined as a form of organization that enables the learning of its members in such a way that it creates positive outcomes (innovations, efficiencies, and improved alignment with the environment, and competitive advantage).

More dynamic decision to make in a short amount of time.

Communities of Practice

Based on the assumption that learning starts with engagement in social practice

The practice is fundamental construct by which individuals learn

Learning is a method of engaging in and contributing to practices within specific communities

Learning Preferences and Experimental Learning

Experimental learning comes from the experiences that adults have accrued over the course of their lives.

Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory

Social Discourse and the Use of Language

The successful implementation of communities of practice is dependent upon social structures

The basis for establishing a technology driven world requires the inclusion of linear and circular ways of promoting learning.

Grant’s Schema

Linear Development in Learning Approaches

The life cycle of learning you must account for the individuals and the organization

Review the maturity model with technology by reviewing:

Type of learning

Learning outcomes

Responsive organizational dynamism: cultural assimilation

Responsive organizational dynamism: strategic integration

ROD Arc with Applied Individual Learning Wheel

References

Langer, A. M. (2018). Information Technology and Organizational Learning. 3rd edition. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ISBN: 978-1-138-23858-9