Learning organization

A learning organization is one which people at all levels, individually and collectively are continually increasing their capacity to provide results which they really care about

Characteristics of learning organization

1)   Provides people with opportunities to learn new things

2)   Assign people to positions to stretch them

3)   Tolerate mistakes when someone is first learning a new task or skill

4)   Provide paid release time for the employees development purpose

Importance of learning organization

1)   It will help organization and its members to adapt to changing environment.

2)   It leads to greater commitment to organization and work

3) It helps to increase ones knowledge and skills and gain competitive advantage

4)  Its highly relevant in the global economy which operates in a diverse culture