The Link between Self-Managed Work Teams and Learning Organisations Using Performance Indicators

Autor/inn/en	Power, Joe; Waddell, Di
Titel	The Link between Self-Managed Work Teams and Learning Organisations Using Performance Indicators
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 11 (2004) 3, S.244-259 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/09696470410533003
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Self Directed Groups; Teamwork; Organizational Culture; Learning Processes; Relationship; Organizational Development; Performance Based Assessment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unternehmenskultur; Learning process; Lernprozess; Wechselbeziehung; Organisationsentwicklung; Leistungsermittlung; Australien
Abstract	Both the learning organization literature and the self-managed work team literature have alluded to the potential links between teamwork and learning. However, as yet the link between these two concepts remains undeveloped. This study uses a survey of a random sample of 200 Australian organizations to empirically examine the relationships between self-managed work teams and the learning organization using performance indicators as a medium. It was found that the learning organization concept displays a moderate to strong link with three measures of performance used in this study: knowledge performance, financial performance and customer satisfaction. Although the self-managed work team concept did not display any significant relationship with performance, the qualitative component of the survey did emphasize that there is a common belief that self-managed teams can increase performance in the right setting. While an insignificant relationship between self-managed teams and the learning organization was also found, this study suggests some methodological concerns for future research into the relationship between self-managed teams and the learning organization. (As Provided).
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