Study paper from 2005 in the field of Business Administration - Human Resources and Organization, grade: 2.0, Pforzheim University, course: Seminar on Organizational Development, language: German. Abstract: The learning organization is a concept designed to help companies successfully respond to changes at any time through the interplay of various factors. This paper will explain these factors, particularly in relation to Senge's approach "The Fifth Discipline." First, we will provide a description of organizational theories and then delve deeper into the concept of organizational development, establishing an initial connection to the learning organization. After closely examining the complex approach of a learning organization by Argyris and Schön, we will explain Senge's concept of the five disciplines. The paper concludes with a P.