Defining and Creating Organizational Knowledge Performance

The literature on organizational learning has been described as "volcanic" (Easterby-Smith, Crossan & Nicolini, 2000) because of the persistent volume of studies on the construct, and some refer to it as a core idea in organizational theory (Prange, 1999). Yet, there has been conceptua...

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Autor: Watkins, Karen E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:168634
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/168634
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/educar.811
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Learning organizations
Knowledge performance
Informal learning
Organizaciones que aprenden
Conocimiento
Aprendizaje informal
Organitzacions que aprenen
Coneixement
Aprenentatge informal
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Sumario:The literature on organizational learning has been described as "volcanic" (Easterby-Smith, Crossan & Nicolini, 2000) because of the persistent volume of studies on the construct, and some refer to it as a core idea in organizational theory (Prange, 1999). Yet, there has been conceptual and definitional confusion (Crossan, Lane & White, 1999; Templeton, Lewis & Snyder, 2002). In this paper, I trace the evolution of the theory of organizational learning to its manifestation in theories of the learning organization and the consequent impact on knowledge performance. The ideas of a learning organization or of organizational learning capability help leaders translate organizational learning into organizational capacities. Finally, the role of informal learning as a strategy to create a learning culture and enhance knowledge performance is explored.