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A current trend in business and educational realms is the shift toward becoming learning organisations. In particular, Peter Senge’s (1990) work initiated widespread interest in learning organisations through the publication of his book The Fifth Discipline, which encouraged companies to recognise the importance of becoming a learning organisation as a means to become more competitive in global markets.
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Timanson, P., Costa, J.D. (2016). Learning Organisations and their Relationship to Educational Improvement. In: Newton, P., Burgess, D. (eds) The Best Available Evidence. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-438-1_7
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