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=Fiol and Lyles (1985) =

Key Concepts

· Believe that organizational learning involves both behavioral and cognitive changes o Behavior changes include responses, structures and actions o Cognitive changes involve a shared understanding by all members · Behavioral changes only are known as organizational adaptation (changes to the environment or policy) · Organizational learning takes place when there are behavioral and cognitive changes (new insights and understandings are behind the changes)

Example

A school knows that they need to have better parent participation in their school. The principal decides to add an extra parent conference day in the spring. All teachers schedule conferences and meet with parents on this day. This would be an example of organizational adaptation. If instead, the teachers researched parent participation and found a variety of ways to include parents, then instituted and reviewed some of those methods, this would be an example of organizational learning.

Video
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I found this video to be a metaphor for Fiol and Lyles since the ad constructs how our undertsanding is based on our behavior, brushing teeth to cure bad breath. Then transitions to explaining //how and why// a change in behavior, with an understanding of what effects the change will make, helps us understand how to get rid of bad breath.

Similarities and Differences to other Theories Fiol and Lyles theory is similar to the work of Argyris and Schon in that they both believe that there can be only behavior changes in an organization, but learning takes place when there are both behavior and cognitive changes.

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