Learning Organizations in Construction

The transformation of organizations from production-oriented entities to proactive learning entities that continuously leverage the knowledge of the workforce is a primary objective of management researchers. This focus has significant relevance to the construction industry where production-related research has predominantly overshadowed organizational development research. As one effort to change this emphasis, the writers present a research effort designed to study current organization learning techniques and technologies fielded by organizations both inside and outside of the construction industry. Through a series of exploratory case studies, the writers developed a maturity model together with the Construction Industry Institute that provides construction organizations with a framework for developing a learning organization culture. The maturity model focuses on learning organization characteristics of leadership, processes and infrastructure, communication/collaboration, education, and culture at the organization, community, and individual levels. This paper introduces the results of that effort including a presentation of the learning organization maturity model, framework application, and the overall characteristics of a learning organization.

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• Authors:
  • Chinowsky, Paul
  • Molenaar, Keith
  • Realph, Allison
• Publication Date: 2007-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 27-34
• Serial:
  • Journal of Management in Engineering
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0742-597X
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jmenea

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Communication; Construction; Construction industry; Continuing education; Cooperation; Education; Infrastructure; Labor force
• Uncontrolled Terms: Learning organization; Maturity model
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042821
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 12 2007 10:14PM