Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Information Systems and Management Research, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.51-57, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
In the transition period from the knowledge era to the era of the intelligent society in the chaotic
ecosystem of our world, investing in the human capital is an important tool of the new world order
for the effective management of the organizations. Organizations that can transform risks into
opportunities while creating this new structure are those who are learning organizations. The
learning organization is an organization capable of creating information, acquiring information,
transferring information and that is successfully changing its behavior to reflect new knowledge
and understanding. Learning organization theory focuses on how organizations learn, what are the
practices that emphasize effective and successful adaptation to environmental conditions and which
processes will facilitate organizational learning. In order to become a learning organization, change
management should be done to in order to balance the macro-level organizational objectives and
the interests of employees at the micro level. As innovation without change is not possible, a
management approach having open communication, borderless sharing and participation
establishing a shared vision for innovation is also essential. In this research, the importance of
change and innovation management of organizations has been discussed in relation with the
learning organization approach for the sake of the organization and the society that it is functioning
in. Finally, it is stated that learning organization theory to survive empirical studies needed to be
conducted in today’s organizations.