and Gino (2008) identified that have limited the adoption of organizational learning constructs in industry: 1.As initially described by Senge (1990), the concept of a

and Gino (2008) identified that have limited the adoption of organizational learning constructs in industry: 1.As initially described by Senge (1990), the concept of a learning organization was too abstract and theoretical for managers to take action on. 2.The concept originally anticipated that corporate CEO’s would implement the required changes but, in hind sight, it would have been better to focus on smaller department or unit managers where critical organizational work is actually done. 3.Most organizations have traditional vertical control structures which are willing to fight new initiatives in order to remain in power. 4.There were no organizational standards or assessment tools to indicate how well an organization learns.