03142nam 2200673 a 450 991066771460332120200520144314.01-134-60112-31-134-60113-11-280-32632-80-203-18336-310.4324/9780203183366 (CKB)111056485542132(EBL)168479(OCoLC)50060012(SSID)ssj0000079673(PQKBManifestationID)11110855(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000079673(PQKBWorkID)10076343(PQKB)11585589(MiAaPQ)EBC168479(Au-PeEL)EBL168479(CaPaEBR)ebr5004179(CaONFJC)MIL32632(OCoLC)49569947(EXLCZ)9911105648554213220001030d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOrganisational learning in the automotive sector /Penny West1st ed.London Routledge20001 online resource (248 p.)Routledge advances in management and business studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-21986-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Organisational learning and change in the automotive sector; The learning organisation: historical and conceptual foundations; Learning in organisations: theory and practice; The relationship between learning and change; The case studies: the Rover Group and Volvo, Creative Engineering and XZZ Components; Emerging themes for organisational effectiveness in the automotive sector; Discussion and analysis: the Rover Group and Volvo; Discussion and analysis: Creative Engineering and XZZ ComponentsSummary and conclusionsBibliography; IndexThis book considers the concepts of organisational learning and the learning organisation, and critically examines their take up within the context of four contemporary work organisations in the European automotive sector. Within this dynamic environment, the pursuit and implementation of approaches that encourage individuals to learn and challenge existing orthodoxy are now dominant on the management agenda. Changes to processes, structures, cultures and the employment relationship per se.Routledge advances in management and business studies.Automobile industry and tradeManagementCase studiesOrganizational learningCase studiesComparative managementAutomobile industry and tradeManagementOrganizational learningComparative management.629.2068West Penny1951-1759638MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910667714603321Organisational learning in the automotive sector4198228UNINA