Semantic and social aspects of learning in organizations

This e-book explores the use of the "Semantic web" as an organizational tool. It introduces the concept of the "Semantic Learning Organization" as an extension of the concept of the "Learning Organization" in the technological domain. The Guest Editors suggest that organizations that aim at being competitive and value-creating in the current changing world require an equally continuous cycle of learning and knowledge creation. This kind of active organizational behaviour in turn requires a rich technology-mediated support for information and knowledge. One of the critical elements for such sup