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Organizational environment readiness involves considering the goals, leadership support, learning culture, and finances of the organization. The organizational goals are guided by the mission and vision of the organization and should influence the performance goals. Leadership support appears as a very influential factor in encouraging and sustaining e-Learning. Learning culture represents the environment within the organization which supports e-Learning; this environment is examined as a factor which influences establishing the organization as one that values learning. Together, these areas are sections within the organizational environment readiness survey. The chapter discusses the factors to consider in environmental readiness.
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James-Springer, C., Cennamo, K. (2021). Organizational Environment Readiness. In: A Tool for Determining e-Learning Readiness. SpringerBriefs in Educational Communications and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76994-9_5
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