A OTAN e a aprendizagem organizacional: lições aprendidas, desafios e limitações

Abstract

This study conducted an in-depth investigation into NATO's complex organizational learning process. Through a detailed analysis of the Alliance's Lessons Learned (LL) system, the main challenges, institutional bottlenecks, and limitations of this multilateral organization were critically evaluated. The research was structured into two fundamental stages: initially, a theoretical review of the field's core concepts was performed, emphasizing learning organizations, organizational learning, and the lessons learned method. Subsequently, these concepts were applied to understand to what extent NATO manages to approach the ideal type of a learning organization within the contemporary international landscape. Several critical challenges were identified, such as the incongruity of industrial models when applied to military contexts, the persistence of a rigid and hierarchical military logic, the neglect of profound reflective processes, and an excessive focus on technical operationality at the expense of political-strategic learning.