Title: Looking through the critical lens: the global learning organisation model

Authors: Devi Akella

Addresses: College of Business, Albany State University, Albany, GA 31707, USA

Abstract: This article reconceptualises the meaning of critical theory and its tools of emancipation and critique within the subjective content of cross-cultural literature, globalisation and learning organisation. The first part of the article reviews literature on globalisation and learning companies. The second part discusses the critical approach and formulates a practical research design which enables a researcher to examine problematic concerns involved in the creation of democratic learning companies globally. The third part of the article discusses possible micro emancipatory projects in this area using a critical design.

Keywords: critical theory; emancipation; global learning organisations; globalisation; organisational learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLC.2009.026218

International Journal of Learning and Change, 2009 Vol.3 No.4, pp.355 - 364

Published online: 29 May 2009 *

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