A rather brief, but thoughtful comparison of Quality initiatives (TQM,
CQI, etc) and Learning Organizations (perhaps from someone on this list?)
that has stayed with me is that the Quality movement is an industrial
model (Deming's focus was certainly those industrial models he had
experienced and worked with). The Learning Organization is a
post-industrial model (the paradigm shift). Some of the features of TQM
have been integrated (or absorbed) into learning org characteristics.
hope this helps muddy things up!
Doc
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