The aim of this article is to propose an action approach to organizational learning. The role of cultural and social context in organizational learning is discussed. It is supported a critical view toward Peter Senge's proposition at The Fifth Discipline as a way to inspire effective organizational learning actions. The notion of organizational learning opportunities is proposed as an alternative way to reach organizational learning actions. This notion is based on different features of organizational learning processes and on action-research developed at this field. Examples of organizational learning opportunities at specific social and cultural contexts are presented: work meetings and trade fairs.
Organizational learning; learning organizations; organizational culture; organizational change; action-research
