Difference between Organisational Learning and Learning Organisation

Learning
and
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Critically evaluate the difference between organisational learning and a learning organisation.
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CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Learning refers to the process for developing skills of employees in an organisation
which leads to achieve success. The development is considered as the learning from training that
leads to increment in specialisation while performing certain tasks (Beggiato and et.al., 2015).
The employees perform their tasks by learning from their experiences and avoiding mistakes
which were committed before. They function to achieve organisation goals and objectives
effectively and efficiently. This project covers the difference between organisational learning and
a learning organisation followed with its importance. Additionally, it appraise the learning
development theories and models which leads to sustain in competitive market.
MAIN BODY
Critically evaluate the difference between organisational learning and a learning organisation.
Organisational leaning:- It is the process of providing knowledge and information
related to the job within an organisation. This leads to improve efficiency and reduce more time
consumption of employees over their task (Burke and Noumair, 2015). This is the ability to gain
from intrinsic experience and understanding from various experiments, practicals, observations,
analysis, etc.
Learning organisation:- It is considered as the business which continuously facilitate
knowledge to their employees and transform their activities in specialised performance. It leads
to increase the positive environment with developing workers skills and attitudes. This can also
be expressed as the philosophy to respond changes, evaluating, complexity, etc., which affects
the business to achieve success.
Difference between organisational learning and learning of organisation are described
as under which is as followed:-
Basis of
difference
Organisational learning Learning organisation
1.) Definition The organisational learning is the
process of creating and transferring
and information from managers to
employees within an organisation.
The learning organisation is
a company that provides
learning to its employees for
transforming their
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knowledge.
2.) Objectives The objective of organisational
learning is to create efficiency
among employees to perform their
tasks properly (Green and
Hopwood, 2016).
The objectives for learning
organisation is to create
efficiency by transferring
information to employees
which increases their
specialisation and reduce
time consumption.
3.) Focus It focuses upon the action to
improve the knowledge,
information and understanding.
It focuses on specialising the
skills and attitudes of
workers through proper
training and development.
4.) Function It's function is to learn from
mistakes occurred in past
experiences which creates
opportunity stay competitive in
ever-changing environment.
It provides healthy and safe
environment for employees
to develop their skills and
attitudes for achievement of
success.
From the above discussed differences it is analysed that the main key difference between
them is organisational learning focus on learning and experience through enhancing knowledge.
Learning organisation focus on increasing competencies and capabilities of workers.
Importance of Organisational learning and development:- Some of the importance for
organisational learning and development are described below:-
 Creation and transfer of Knowledge:- This is the ability of managers to generate
knowledge which is to be transferred to employees that will lead them to perform their
actions effectively (Inhelder and et.al., 2014). This creates strength for business by
developing their skills of organisation through proper knowledge. Organisation learning
and development plays the major role in creation and transferring of knowledge to
employees.
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