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
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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