Learning by design : building sustainable organizations / A. B. (Rami) Shani and Peter Docherty.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The critical need for learning by design -- Competitive strategy, sustainability and learning -- Individual competence development, learning and performance -- Designing business-focused teams -- Transformation and learning -- Development processes, learning and competitiveness -- Knowledge management processes and learning -- Learning in networked organization -- Designing sustainable learning organization -- Learning by design: change and future.

"Learning is an essential process for attaining and maintaining sustainability at both the individual and business level. Establishing a learning organization requires a whole-hearted and sustained endeavor. This book facilitates such an endeavor by providing both a coherent framework for analysis and practical models for action. It focuses on the choices organizations make about the design and implementation of specific learning mechanisms." "Students of management and organizational studies, academics in these fields, and executives will find this a valuable resource for learning, reflection, and practice."--Jacket.