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The Fifth Discipline

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ID23345284
AuthorsPeter M Senge (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume1
Issue3
Pages46-51
Publication date1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMeasuring Business Excellence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-3047 • E-ISSN: 1758-8057
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/eb025496
OpenAlexW1982676860
LanguageEN
Citations received84

Learning is now widely accepted as the currency of survival in an era of constant change. Many businesses, however, are struggling to learn how to learn. The cultural and structural issues they need to confront in order to acquire the flexibility and responsiveness to learn were articulated in 1990 in The Fifth Discipline by Peter M Senge of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Measuring Business Excellence revisits this now landmark work to review its continuing relevance to the aspirant learning organization.

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Citations per year2,63
Citation span1994 - 2026 (33)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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