Leading and Learning for Sustainability: The Human Resource Dimension of Organizational Viability

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Title: Leading and Learning for Sustainability: The Human Resource Dimension of Organizational Viability
Language: English
Authors: Nataša Rupčić
Source: Learning Organization. 2026 33(1):175-187.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2026
Intended Audience: Practitioners
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Sustainability, Human Resources, Personnel Management, Resilience (Psychology), Organizational Development, Job Training, Transfer of Training, Teamwork, Electronic Learning, Higher Education
DOI: 10.1108/TLO-01-2026-373
ISSN: 0969-6474
1758-7905
Abstract: In today's rapidly shifting global landscape, organizations face mounting pressures to adapt, innovate, and remain sustainable and resilient in the face of technological change, workforce shortages and increasing performance demands. These pressures create new challenges for how organizations develop, support, and retain their people. Learning, training, and knowledge management systems must now function under conditions of digitalization, remote work, continuous change, and growing concern for employee well-being. Traditional human resource management must now be supplemented with approaches that offer more flexibility and agility but also effective interplay between work environment, capability development, and employee psychological resources. As organizations evolve, it is not enough to cultivate competence alone -- it is equally important to develop human resources who are supported, resilient and sustainable in terms of their well-being.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1505735
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In today's rapidly shifting global landscape, organizations face mounting pressures to adapt, innovate, and remain sustainable and resilient in the face of technological change, workforce shortages and increasing performance demands. These pressures create new challenges for how organizations develop, support, and retain their people. Learning, training, and knowledge management systems must now function under conditions of digitalization, remote work, continuous change, and growing concern for employee well-being. Traditional human resource management must now be supplemented with approaches that offer more flexibility and agility but also effective interplay between work environment, capability development, and employee psychological resources. As organizations evolve, it is not enough to cultivate competence alone -- it is equally important to develop human resources who are supported, resilient and sustainable in terms of their well-being.
ISSN:0969-6474
1758-7905
DOI:10.1108/TLO-01-2026-373