Learning and Development: Organisational Learning and Learning Organisation

Learning and
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Organisational Learning..............................................................................................................3
Organisational Learning Theory.................................................................................................3
Importance of Organisational Learning......................................................................................4
Organisational learning Model....................................................................................................5
Advantages of Organisational Learning......................................................................................5
Disadvantages of Organisational Learning.................................................................................6
Learning Organisation.................................................................................................................6
Features of Learning Organisation..............................................................................................6
Advantages of Learning Organisation........................................................................................7
Disadvantages of learning organisation .....................................................................................8
Relationship between Organisational Learning and Learning Organisation..............................8
Difference between Organisational Learning and Learning Organisation..................................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Learning and development is the sub set of integrated enhancement of skills and
knowledge in order to improve the various skills and knowledge so that performance of the
employees can be enhanced. A good learning provides the tools and techniques with the
accordance of implementing their own role and responsibilities. With the helps of learning the
individual can possess the skills and knowledge(Veelen, Sleegers and Endedijk, 2017). On other
hand, Development is the process of using the learning in a specific field so that employees can
attain their desired goals. This is the way by which individual can pass and share their
knowledge by with subordinates and collogues as it also reflect the behaviour of the employees
at the workplace. This report will cover the meaning, importance, advantage and disadvantages
of organisational learning and learning organisation. It also evaluate the difference between
organisational learning and learning organisation.
MAIN BODY
Organisational Learning
It is the process of improving the organisation over a period of time by gaining the
experience and creating the knowledge within the organisation and further that knowledge
transferred by the employees in order to strengthen the company. This is the necessary process
which transfer the knowledge retained by the employees in order to implement in the various
business operations. Knowledge is the integrated attributes of the employees as they leave the
organisation, The knowledge goes with them and embedded part of the knowledge an be retain
within the organisation in order to use and transfer to the other employees.
Organisational Learning Theory
It is the theory which work with the aim of creating and implementing the knowledge
within the organisation so that employees can sue their learning in order to enhance the
objectivity of the business(Smith and Starmer, 2017). The significant importance of this theory
is that there is a exists interaction among the employees which leads them to use the skills and
knowledge of the workforce in order to solve the various problems at the workplace. According
to this theory, there are various aspect which are important for an organisation:
 It is important to understand the reasons of failure and the life lesson from it.

 Organisation must encourages their employees in order to share the knowledge and
sustain the organisational cultural.
 Company must initiate the employees by proving the deserving rewards so that they
work in an more effective manner.
 Influence the employees to focus on their continuous education and learning in order to
conduct their assigned task in an appropriate manner.
Importance of Organisational Learning
There are various factors which enlist the importance of organizational learning that
enhance the development and learning culture within the organisation. Various points are
explained as follows:
 It establish the job satisfaction and motivate the employees to perform well in their
specific job role.
 It helps in increasing the productivity of the company and it will leads to improve the
profitability of the business.
 Efficiency of both the employer and the employees will be increased.
 Every organisation is work with the potential managers and this process will leads in
enhancing their learning and leads to develop them.
 This process minimize the rate of employees turnover.
When an organisation is focusing on learning and development of the employees it will
leads to meet the competitive advantages in the large market and company able to establish a
good brand image. The above stated importance will leads to organisational learning in retention
of the employees by having their personal and professional development. This also make the
best use of retained knowledge of the employees (Shi and et. al., 2018). There are various
method of solving the problem within the organisation so that knowledge of the individual can
be effectively used and retained. Employees can get the productive result by analysing the failure
and the mistakes done by the employees in order to improve the operations of the business. In the
contribution of achieving the higher profitability both the employees and the employers play an
important role in several ways.