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HRM-5600: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATION: LEARNING AS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Module 3—Organizational Learning OVERVIEW This module will focus on the importance of designing a comprehensive organizational learning model to support entrepreneurial behavior. Organizational learning is an ongoing process that has structural elements that must be embedded into the processes, policies, and procedures of the organization. When this is done well, organizational stakeholders have a supportive infrastructure and the necessary tools to effectively learn. This is a crucial element to the creation of a sustainable competitive advantage within an industry. TOPICS Module 3 covers the following topics: ● Single, double, and triple loop learning ● Personal mastery ● Mental models ● Shared vision ● Team learning ● Tools for developing a learning organization ● Infrastructure for organizational learning OBJECTIVES After successfully completing Module 3, you should be able to: MO3.1 Evaluate the level of single, double, and triple loop learning within an organization. MO3.2 Compare and contrast the tools available to support the development of a learning organization. MO3.3 Create a plan for the integration of an appropriate infrastructure and tools to enhance organizational learning to support entrepreneurial behavior. Course objectives covered in this module include CO4 Copyright © 2019 by Thomas Edison State University. All rights reserved.

STUDY MATERIALS Textbook Readings ● Chapters 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in Senge, The Fifth Discipline Required Materials ● Sprouts. (2017, March 23). A learning organization [Video file]. ● Argyris, C. (1991, May/June). Teaching smart people how to learn . Harvard Business Review . ● Argyris, C. (1997, September). Double loop learning in organizations . Harvard Business Review. ● British Library: Business and Management. (n.d.). Chris Argyris . ● Serrat, O. (2017). Building a learning organization. In Knowledge solutions: Tools, methods, and approaches to drive organizational performance . Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0983-9_11 ● Russell Sarder. (2015, June 4). How do you define a learning organization? by Peter Senge [Video file]. ● Harvard Business Review. (2008, December 15). The importance of learning organizations [Video file]. ● pfc Social Impact Advisors. (2017, October 31). How to use double loop learning [Video file]. ● Yapp, R. (2016, December 9). Double-loop learning: A case study from the front line [TEDx Talks]. ACTIVITIES Module 3 has two activities. Please consult the Course Calendar for the due dates. Discussion Forum 3 In Discussion Forum 3, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the Course Calendar. After reading through the study materials for this module, complete the following: ● Discuss the differences between single, double, and triple loop learning. ● Compare and contrast Senge’s and Argyris’s work on how organizations learn. ● Based on this comparison, how does single, double, and triple loop learning work in relation to mental models? ● How are these concepts currently exhibited in your organization or within an Copyright © 2019 by Thomas Edison State University. All rights reserved.