From Bureaucratic Organizations to Learning Organizations: An Evolutionary Roadmap

Purpose: To track changes in management paradigms from the bureaucratic to the post-bureaucratic to the learning organization model, highlighting core differentiating features of each paradigm as well as necessary ingredients for successful evolution. Design/methodology/approach: The article takes t...

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Published in:The learning organization 2006-01, Vol.13 (4), p.337-352
Main Authors: Jamali, D, Khoury, G, Sahyoun, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Administrative Organization
Bureaucracy
Capital assets
Change Strategies
Collaboration
Communication
Competitive advantage
Cooperation
Creativity
Effectiveness
Employees
Empowerment
Evaluative Thinking
Flexibility
Globalization
Innovation
Innovations
Knowledge Management
Learning Processes
Literature Reviews
Organizational Change
Organizational Climate
Organizational Culture
Organizational Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational learning
Organizational structure
Organizations (Groups)
Studies
Success
Systems Approach
Teams
Teamwork
Work Environment
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Summary:Purpose: To track changes in management paradigms from the bureaucratic to the post-bureaucratic to the learning organization model, highlighting core differentiating features of each paradigm as well as necessary ingredients for successful evolution. Design/methodology/approach: The article takes the form of a literature review and critical analysis. Findings: The complexity of the learning organization necessitates gradual evolution. The successful integration of the characteristics of post-bureaucratic firms--empowerment, teamwork, trust, communication, commitment, and flexibility--coupled with an emergent systems perspective can provide improved understanding of how the learning organization disciplines may actually materialize. Originality/value: Linking two traditionally encapsulated areas of research namely post-bureaucratic organizations and learning organizations, highlighting an interesting roadmap for successful convergence of post-bureaucratic organizations towards learning organizations.
ISSN:0969-6474
1758-7905
DOI:10.1108/09696470610667724