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This chapter investigates computationally the following research hypotheses: (1) Higher flexibility and discretion in organisational culture results in better mistake management and thus better organisational learning, (2) Effective organisational learning requires a transformational leader to have both high social and formal status and consistency, and (3) Company culture and leader’s behavior must align for the best learning effects. Computational simulations of the introduced adaptive network were analyzed in different contexts varying in organisation culture and leader characteristics. Statistical analysis results proved to be significant and supported the research hypotheses. Ultimately, this chapter provides insight into how organisations that foster a mistake-tolerant attitude in alignment with the leader can result in significantly better organisational learning on a team and individual level.
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Samhan, N., Treur, J., Kucharska, W., Wiewiora, A. (2023). Computational Simulation of the Effects of Different Culture Types and Leader Qualities on Mistake Handling and Organisational Learning. In: Canbaloğlu, G., Treur, J., Wiewiora, A. (eds) Computational Modeling of Multilevel Organisational Learning and Its Control Using Self-modeling Network Models. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 468. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28735-0_14
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