Topics for Discussion

1.Within a capitalist system，Peter Senge's vision of companies and organizations turning wholehearted to the cultivation of the learning of their members can only come into fruition in a limited number of instances.While those in charge of organizations will usually look in some way to the long-term growth and sustainability of their enterprise，they may not focus on developing the human resources that the organization houses.The focus may well be on enhancing brand recognition and status;developing intellectual capital and knowledge;delivering product innovation;and ensuring that production and distribution costs are kept down.As someone has argued，British companies'priorities are overwhelmingly financial.What is more，“the targets for profit are too high and time horizons too short.”Such conditions are hardly conducive to building the sort of organization that Peter Senge proposes.So，within capitalist organizations，where the bottom line is profit，a fundamental concern with the learning and development of employees and associates is simply too idealistic?How do you think of the organizational imperatives to become a learning organization?(https://www.daowen.com)

2.As we all know，none of our institutions exists by itself and as an end in itself.Every one is an organ of society and exists for the sake of society.Business is not exception.Is there any consideration of social justice，democracy and social welfare in promoting a learning organization?What are the political and social impacts of organizational activities?What is the connection between the notion of the“learning organization”and the“learning society”?