SIGNIFICANCE OF LEARNING ORGANISATION IN HOSPITALITY AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES – IMPLICATIONS TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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learning organisation, organisational learning, human resource, change, hospitality, retailAbstract
This paper aimed to review previous and recent researches of learning organisation, and
organisational learning in hospitality and retail industries, as well as the implications to
human resource management, in regard to their roles and strategies to changes, learning
environment, and organisational competitiveness. Supporting by the present state of
understanding on the topic, it tried to demonstrate on a theoretical basis and further studied
in-depth on the research trend of learning organisation related from human resource view.
This paper can be a foundation possibly for future development or extension of a new
research relating to the topic of learning organisation, and further exploration of relevant
new findings. It can potentially contribute to the area of organisational learning with the
particular industries.
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