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Organisational
Learning in NGOs: Creating the Motive, Means and Opportunity
By Bruce Britton March 2005. Praxis Paper No. 3. Available in book form
from INTRAC for £ 5.95 but also available free in pdf format.
Both via the above link. Contents: Executive Summary, 1 Introduction, 2
Organisational Learning in the NGO Sector, 2.1 The NGO Context , 2.2
Knowledge and Learning: A Growing Agenda, 3 Why is Learning Important
in NGOs?, 3.1 The Nature of Development, 3.2 Increasing Organisational
Effectiveness, 3.3 Developing Organisational Capacity, 3.4 Making the
Best Use of Limited Resources, 3.5 Strengthening Partnerships, 3.6
Closing the Gap between M&E and Planning, 3.7 Creating a
‘Healthy’ Organisation, 4 Nurturing Organisational
Learning in NGOs, 4.1 Organisational Learning as a Crime, 4.2 Creating
the Motive: Understanding learning and why it is important, 4.2.1
Ensuring supportive leadership, 4.2.2 Developing and sustaining a
culture supportive of learning, 4.3 Creating the Means: Models,
Methods, Competences and Support, 4.3.1 Using appropriate conceptual
models for organisational learning, 4.3.2 Learning competences, 4.3.3
Methods for organisational learning, 4.3.4 Tools for organisational
learning , 4.3.5 Specialist support for organisational learning, 4.3.6
Investing adequate financial resources, 4.4 Creating the Opportunity:
Opening a ‘Space’ for Learning, 4.4.1 Raising the
profile: organisational learning as a strategic goal, 4.4.2 Integrating
learning into the planning and evaluation cycle, 4.4.3 Investing in
knowledge management infrastructure, 4.4.4 Building relationships of
trust, 5 Implications for Practice: Combining Motive, Means and
Opportunity, 6 Concluding Remarks and Next Steps, Appendix 1:
Description of Conceptual Models, Experiential Learning Cycle, Single
and Double Loop Learning, Eight Function Model, Planned and emergent
strategy, The Knowledge Hierarchy, Tacit and Explicit Knowledge, The
People, Process and Technology Model, Gartner’s Enterprise
Matrix, The Knowledge Creation Spiral, Appendix 2: Designing Knowledge
Management Infrastructure, References, Acknowledgements, List of
abbreviations, Glossary. (Posted 28/04/2004)
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