An empirical study

Martin Fischer and Peter Röben (Eds)
Cases of Organisational Learning in European chemical Companies

Institut Technik + Bildung (ITB), University of Bremen 2002

Content

1 Introduction
2 Cases of organisational learning in the company B (Belgium)

2.1 Theoretical layout
2.2 Background of the steam cracker plant in Company B
2.3 Discussion of the different cases of organisational learning
2.4 Case 1: Re-evaluation of standard operating procedures
2.5 Case 2: Competence management
2.6 Case 3: The shaping of the organisational structure of the steam cracker as a facilitator for organisational learning
2.7 Case 4: Handling of critical incidents

3 Cases of Organisational Learning in Company G (Germany)

3.1 The approach of Company G to organisational learning
3.2 Case 1: The use of work process knowledge and its integration in the documents of the company and in the qualification system
3.3 Case 2: Change of the culture of the organisation In the sulphite factory
3.4 Case 3: Orientation to processes as a reference point for the initial training in company G.
3.5 Case 4: The master as a catalyst in organisational learning
3.6 Case 5: The trainer as an interface between the organisation and the system of vocational education

4 Cases of Organisational Learning in the Company I (Italy)

4.1 Site under investigation
4.2 Case 1: Sharing and renewing work practices through mobility and process integration
4.3 Case 2: Bottom-up defining and updating procedures and manuals
4.4 Case 3: Participation and joint decision: a structured meeting system
4.5 Conclusions

5 Cases of Organisational Learning in company U (United Kingdom)

5.1 Company U´s approach to Organisational Learning
5.2 Case 1: The Systematic Approach
5.3 Case 2: Procedural and Competence Development Methodology (PCDM)
5.4 Case 3: Site exchanges
5.5 Conclusions