The Journal of Organizational Change Management invites papers for
a special Issue on Organizational Learning. Organizational learning (OL)
is currently the focal point of a prolific debate in management
among academics and practitioners. Though the construct has become an
integral part of discourses about organizations, considerable ambiguity
exists regarding what it signifies. The purpose of this special issue
is to help generate an interdisciplinary understanding of the subject.
A wide range of topics and interests within the domain of organizational
learning will be considered, including but not limited to:
- historical perspectives on OL literature
- cognitive and linguistic models of OL
- the social and organizational character of OL
- the goals and processes of creating learning organizations
- factors facilitating and inhibiting learning
- core competencies for OL
- deconstructing anthropomorphic notions of OL
- the nexus between information technology and OL
- OL as a way of initiating dialogues about change in organizations
- reengineering and OL
- the role of reflexivity in OL and ways of increasing reflective
practices in organizations
- cultural differences in OL
- ethical issues in OL
Deadline for submissions of manuscripts is February 15, 1995. Please
send four double-spaced copies (20-25 pages) to the special issue editor:
Tojo Joseph
Program on Social and Organizational Learning
George Mason University
4084 University Drive, Suite 206
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Email inquiries: joseph@gmu.edu
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