Transformation towards a Learning Organisation in Steel Industry

Transformation towards  a Learning  Organisation  in Steel Industry

Transformation towards  a Learning  Organisation  in Steel Industry
ISBN-978-81-93183-55-4
Rs/-1650

A company's survival and success depends more and more on its ability to learn. Learning faster than its competitors and instant implementation looks to be the core competitive advantage in the present turbulent business scenario world over. To cope up with the ever changing business dynamics, the organizations are leaving no stone unturned in enquiring into the ways and means of improving the performance of business organizations through continuous learning at the organizational level.

The challenges for organizational learning, importance of continuous improvement through learning, transformation of old staid companies into a “Learning Organization” (LO) becomes an exciting area of research in Indian industrial setting.

This book addresses what is a Learning organization, how it can be measured, how the organizations transform into LO with continuous improvement through learning, with special reference to a NAVRATNA recipient Steel making company in the domestic steel sector.

Dr. D. Satyanarayana is Manager (Mech.) in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and has put in thirty years of work experience in the Organization. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Degree from College of Engineering, Andhra University and MBA as well as Ph.D Degrees from Department of Commerce & Management Studies, Andhra University.  He is also one of the BVQI qualified Internal Auditors for TQM in the Plant. He was awarded with Best Internal Auditor in the plant for OHSAS-18001 system in 2018. He is also one of the internal faculty members in Technical Training Centre of the Plant for Junior Officers' Comprehensive Managerial course.  He participated in several National and International Seminars related to Spirituality & Management. His areas of interest are Leadership, Knowledge Management & Quality of work life. Presently he is academically working on the concept of developing Self Managed Teams for Organizational Excellence.