Organizational theory might not sound like the most thrilling topic, but it's been around for ages. Think of it as the instruction manual for understanding how organizations work. It's like solving a ...

Douglas MacGregor's Theories X and Y classify employees as either extrinsically motivated by fear of consequences or desire for reward, or intrinsically motivated by a will to succeed, respectively.

An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to achieve common objectives through a division of labor. An organization provides a means of using individual ...

Long ago, I did the first serious research to bridge the philosophies of the lean school, which had thought-leaders at the time such as Jim Womack and Masaki Imai, and of learning organizations, with ...

The basis of social learning theory is simple: People learn by watching other people. We can learn from anyone—teachers, parents, siblings, peers, co-workers, YouTube influencers, athletes, and even ...

Many workplace research studies may not hold insights that shock or even surprise you, but who can resist reading them for what they might offer when a small business depends on dedicated employees?

Creating a learning organization sounds good in theory. Try to find an executive who wouldn’t like more collaborative, innovative and knowledgeable workers, and a backbone of clearly defined, ...

Few professions are “revolutionized” with such frequency as teaching -- and with such minimal impact on actual practices. As veteran teachers, we’ve seen many teaching practices and technological ...

The Master of Science in Organizational Learning, Leadership and Policy is the perfect degree for aspiring leaders in organizations, corporations, government agencies, military, and non-profits.