Att lära av förändringar : En studie av yrkesverksammas upplevelser av lärande i och med förändringar på arbetsplatsen

Background: The speed of change in todays society places considerable demand on businesses adaptability. A business wishing to quickly change course requires flexible employees with a will to change. Some carry out changes for practical reasons while many do so to vitalise the organisation and create a learning organisation. A learning organisation needs teachable employees. But what is it that happens in the course of organisational change. How do the individuals involved view these changes which are more and more common in working life. Does organizational change lead to learning amongst individuals?Purpose: The purpose of this study is to study how employees view and reason with regard to learning in the context of change at their workplaces.Method: The study uses a social cultural approach where semi-structured interviews are used to encourage the respondents to describe positive and negative experiences of learning, that have taken place in conjuncture with changes in their work life.Result: The analyses of respondents descriptions shows that changes in work life give the individuals important experience and that a certain kind of learning does occur.Different individuals have different needs with regards to what encourages their learning. While some are in great need of security, others have a greater need to know the purpose and usefulness of what is to be achieved. The common basis for all is however the management of