The document discusses Peter Senge's perspective on learning organizations, emphasizing the importance of systems thinking as a crucial framework for analyzing business performance. It asserts that all characteristics of a learning organization must be present simultaneously for success, although some experts argue that these characteristics may be developed gradually. The text references different views on the essential traits of a learning organization, pointing out ongoing debates in the field.

1. learning
organizationcaharcteristics
Peter
Senge
perspec,ve
Uwes A. Chaeruman
http://teknologipendidikan.net

2. system
thinking
characteristic #1

3. system
thinking
characteristic #1

5. -­‐
Senge,
P.M.
1990
-­‐
system thinking is a conceptual
framework that allows people to study
businesses as bounded objects

6. Learning organizations use this method of
thinking when assessing their company
and have information systems that
measure the performance of the
organization as a whole and
of its various components.

7. Systems thinking states that all the
characteristics must be apparent
at once in an organization for it
to be a learning organization
Senge,
P.M.
1990
-­‐

8. If some of these characteristics
are missing then the organi-
zation will fall short of
its goal
[Senge,
P.M.
1990]

9. However O’Keeffe believes that thecharacteristics of a learning organiza-
tion are factors that are graduallyacquired, rather than developedsimultaneously
O’Keeffe,
T.
2002

10. personal
mastery
characteristic #2
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