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Learning Organizations and Value Creation

Review the 6 key elements of a learning organization (Ch. 11 of Strategic Management, by Dess). Complete the table below. Evaluate the extent to which the company you’ve selected to assess in this course epitomizes each of the 6 elements. Justify your determination with examples.

Learning Organization Element

Extent to which the company epitomizes

this element Provide a sentence justifying your

determination

High Medium Low

Example x [This] is why I believe it is medium.

Inspiring and motivating people with a mission or purpose

X P&G provided millions of liters of safe drinking water to Zimbabwe amid a cholera outbreak (Procter & Gamble, 2009).

Developing leaders X P&G is committed to creating gender equality by spending more than $200 million in businesses owned by women in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East (Zimbabwe Online News, 2021).

Empowering employees X P&G offers discounted child care programs for employees to allow them to work.

Accumulating and sharing internal knowledge

X P&G maintains newsletters and publish information publicly on their website.

Gathering and integrating external information

X P&G is involved with monitoring what is happening in the world as they have suspended operations in Ukraine to focus on humanitarian efforts.

Challenging the status quo and enabling creativity

X P&G offers stem programs to help grow interest in needed careers among diverse populations.

Learning Organizations MGT/576 v1 Page 2 of 2

Learning Organization Element

Extent to which the company epitomizes

this element

Provide a sentence justifying your determination

Recommend at least 1 step the organization's leaders could take to enhance 1 of the elements and explain how that could help the organization create more value.

References:

Procter & Gamble. (2009). Procter & Gamble and World Vision Equip and Empower Zimbabweans in Fight Against Cholera. Retrieved from: https://news.pg.com/news-releases/news-details/2009/Procter-- Gamble-and-World-Vision-Equip-and-Empower-Zimbabweans-in-Fight-Against-Cholera/default.aspx

Zimbabwe Online News. (2021). Procter & Gamble commits to bold action to drive Gender Equality across Asia Pacific, Middle-East and Africa. Retrieved from: https://www.zimbabweonlinenews.com/procter-gamble-commits-to-bold-action-to-drive-gender-equality- across-asia-pacific-middle-east-and-africa/

https://news.pg.com/news-releases/news-details/2009/Procter--Gamble-and-World-Vision-Equip-and-Empower-Zimbabweans-in-Fight-Against-Cholera/default.aspx

https://www.zimbabweonlinenews.com/procter-gamble-commits-to-bold-action-to-drive-gender-equality-across-asia-pacific-middle-east-and-africa/