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The Role Of Learning Organization In Knowledge Management Process

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THE ROLE OF LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Ph.D. Student B loi Ionu -Cosmin University of Craiova Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania
Abstract: The content and the organization of work represent dimensions which do not only involve mobilizing competencies but are also dimensions in which competencies are developed. In an organization people create, accumulate or transfer knowledge, ideas, values, attitudes, feelings or experiences. The goal of a learning organization is to improve competency diffusion, to enrich them and to capitalize experiences. Chaos arises when the level of learning of the enterprise reaches a point in which it can no longer deal with the changes in the environment it functions in. In this work we shall try to discuss the potential for transformation of organizations, constantly challenged, even in the world of knowledge. Key words: learning organization, active learning, knowledge management, organizational learning

Conceptual Clarifications The world and enterprises are dealing with management problems against a growth of the amount of knowledge and information, which become out of date in various periods of time, both from a human and technological point of view. These problems have been foreseen since 1978 when C. Argyris and D. Schön came up with the “birth certificate” for the organization of the future (Organizational learning, a theory of action perspective). The second key work is the Peter Senge’s The fifth discipline, which sets the basis for the functional norms of intelligent organizations. Knowledge management is the process in which the competencies from the competency base of the organization are coordinated and organized. This process involves: grouping knowledge into different types according to certain criteria; storing competencies which has as a purpose efficiently preserving knowledge in the information infrastructure of the organization;...