Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On completion of this subject students will be able to understand organisations as learning systems; describe, analyse and compare various models of organisational learning and leadership and the way learning and leadership inter-relate; define and assess an organisation's learning and leadership capabilities and their relationship to organisational strategy; design systems which link culture and knowledge structures to other capabilities and strategic goals, and provide associated programs to develop organisational learning and leadership skills.
Synopsis Systems characteristics of organisations - organisations as open systems/turbulent environments; the concepts of organisational learning and of the learning organisation; leadership and organisational learning; case studies and action learning.
Assessment Individual project and presentation: 30% + Team project and presentation: 30% + Examination (3 hours): 40%