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Chinowsky, P. (2007), "Learning organizations in construction", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 21 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2007.08121ead.003
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Learning organizations in construction
Learning organizations in construction
Chinowsky P., Molenaar K., Realph A. ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, January 2007, Vol. 23 No. 1, Start page: 27, No. of pages: 8
The transformation of organizations from production-oriented entities to proactive learning entities that continuously leverage the knowledge of the workforce is a primary objective of management researchers. This focus has significant relevance to the construction industry where production-related research has predominantly overshadowed organizational development research. As one effort to change this emphasis, the writers present a research effort designed to study current organization learning techniques and technologies fielded by organizations both inside and outside of the construction industry. Through a series of exploratory case studies, the writers developed a maturity model together with the Construction Industry Institute that provides construction organizations with a framework for developing a learning organization culture. The maturity model focuses on learning organization characteristics of leadership, processes and infrastructure, communication/collaboration, education, and culture at the organization, community, and individual levels. This paper introduces the results of that effort including a presentation of the learning organization maturity model, framework application, and the overall characteristics of a learning organization.ISSN: 0742-597XReference: 36_3182
Keywords: Construction industry, Education, Learning, Professional development