S/HR/100. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the notion of a learning organisation?

This paper examines the concept of a learning organisation which entered into UK management human resources in the 1990's and the strengths and weaknesses associated with it. For example, a learning organisation should be about how to manage and maintain learning within an organisation to help employers and employees to continually learn, whilst encouraging the acceptance of change and to understand the effectiveness this has on the organisation as a whole. It looks at how it is constantly developing in line with societal changes mainly due to technological advances for instance, the emergence of a global economy and the effects this has, including economic/productivity and governmental concerns such as, socio-political and social-justice issues as well as, EU/UK legislation and regulation, fiscal and tax matters (an ageing population, people living longer and demographic problems).