Cognitive Initiatives

Organizations that operate within the cognitive perspective use cognitive initiatives to develop people and technology within the workplace. The cognitive initiatives that are most popular in today's workplace are teaching, learning, procedures and processes, and motivation. These initiatives are used to accomplish effective execution of organizational goals. Teaching and learning are often combined, but in this book, they will be explored separately. The objective of this chapter is to discuss ways that organizations that focus on the cognitive initiatives of teaching, learning, procedures and processes, and motivation in the workplace can succeed in the competitive marketplace through its people and technology development.