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In this chapter I present an example in which the company “International Resources” failed completely in its efforts to implement a strategy for increased organizational learning. I explain that the underlying cause of their problem was a lack of knowledge about the human learning process from a psychological perspective. I also present three basic theses on which the book rests:
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Everyone seems to confirm the need for learning in working life, but few highlight the substance in this learning process
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Most leaders assume that all collaboration is good, but bad collaboration is worse than no collaboration at all
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There is an over-confidence in the inherent ability of information technology to solve many of the problems that exist in relation to learning
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Neve, T.O. (2015). Introduction. In: Eight Steps to Sustainable Organizational Learning. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15937-9_1
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